The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1716:

Cushioned by wealth and pampered by privilege his entire life, Fabian’s body betrayed him against Saul’s combat-hardened strength.

He crumpled like discarded paper, pain blossoming outward from his core.

Nate claimed the sofa with casual dominance, his glacial stare dissecting Fabian without emotion. “You touched someone under my protection. Now taste the consequences.”

“You…” cough, cough… Fabian tasted copper as blood filled his mouth before he spat it out.

Nate’s voice cut through the air like a blade. “Fabian Garcia, your little war with the Ford family never concerned me. And I ignored your schemes because you were too insignificant to bother with. Until you made the mistake of touching what belongs to me.”

“Who the hell are you!” Fabian staggered upright, false bravado seeping into his trembling voice. “Do you know who I am? Aren’t you afraid I’ll have you carried out of here on a stretcher?”

the air with lethal

The kick was merciless.

of the table, the impact sending him sprawling across the floor in a dazed

frozen like statues, terror sealing

crumpled form, naked panic flooding his weathered features. After a moment’s hesitation, he

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Colton didn’t know Nate’s identity, instinct told him this invasion was related to the Corrine situation. He cast a furtive glance toward Fabian’s prone figure

frustration that Fabian had acted against Corrine without consulting the family, paternal instinct wouldn’t allow him to watch his son beaten to death

with predatory focus. Even that

a realm of danger beyond anything he could afford to challenge. No! Not just Colton, but the entire Garcia dynasty—with all its connections and power—dared

his fingers. “Sir,