The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

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He swirled the deep red liquid, watching it lazily before shifting his gaze toward Franco. “What are you implying?”

Franco chuckled, low and amused. “You really gonna pretend you didn’t have me watching her because you were afraid Leif might snatch her away?”

Worried about Leif taking Corrine away, Franco had gone the extra mile to send a photo to Nate, deliberately spilling some details of Nate and Corrine’s relationship to Leif, and even had people secretly keep watch on Corrine.

Yet, it turned out Nate had been aware of everything all along.

“You’re overthinking it,” Nate replied, taking a sip of his wine. “I just asked you to watch over her in case anything… unexpected came up.”

“Right,” Franco replied dryly, his smile thinning.

might steal Corrine away. But he’d never admit

be forced. The heart

or watchful eyes. But if she didn’t…

you?” Franco began to wonder if perhaps Corrine had betrayed Nate in some way before, which

attract any woman. Yet, he had chosen Corrine and constantly lived in a state of nervous watchfulness concerning her. Wouldn’t it be

from Nate cut through the air. “You’d never grasp what it’s like, not having been

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smug grin on Franco’s face disappeared. “Oh, turning to

the truth,” Nate replied as he placed his wine glass down and fiddled with his cufflinks, gifts from Corrine. “Lacking a partner yourself, you can’t possibly fathom the challenges of

pettiness or insecurity; it was the inherent antagonism that surfaced whenever he saw another man near Corrine. Even

about how outstanding his woman was, Franco managed a

appreciative, Nate seemed more inclined to provoke, clearly hitting a