The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1674:

The tension in the office was palpable, with everyone sensing Nate’s foul mood hanging in the air like a storm cloud.

Although Corrine hadn’t witnessed the incident firsthand, she could easily picture Nate’s face—features hardened into a mask of cold displeasure. One didn’t need insider information to imagine the chaos unfolding for the company executives at that very moment.

Imagining Nate’s bottled rage—spared from her but unleashed upon the hapless executives—Corrine couldn’t help but smile. “Is the situation truly that dire?” she asked, amusement lacing her voice.

Saul’s face creased with gravity as he nodded. “So, might you consider lifting his spirits when you see him later?”

Only if Nate was in a favorable mood would his subordinates find any respite from the brewing storm.

Corrine reclined on the sofa in contemplative silence, her delicate fingers tracing lazy circles around the rim of her cup. A subtle smile played at the corners of her mouth.

If not for her quarrel with Nate, the staff wouldn’t be

the weight of tension pressing down on everyone present.

words to speak and which to swallow.

“Alright,” Corrine nodded.

door, a thought suddenly struck her. “Don’t mention my presence to him just yet,” she called after

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hesitated briefly before responding, “As

office. Corrine set down her cup, Saul’s words still echoing in her

a day dedicated to expressing love, he had directed no frustration toward her. Instead, he buried his discontent

could such a stubborn man also be so

tender