The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1724:

She remembered clearly. Corrine only tied her hair back when she was ready to act. And when she did, she committed fully. There was no halfway with her.

Corrine’s voice was gentle, but her words landed with weight. “Mandy, I remember that old shoulder injury of yours. You wouldn’t last more than two rounds against me.”

Mandy froze.

Corrine knew her far too well. And now, that familiarity had turned into a liability.

“Tell me the truth. Did something happen to him?”

Corrine’s voice remained steady, though only she knew the storm churning beneath the surface.

silence, she finally spoke. “Miss Holland, please trust him.” That response made

sides,

in danger; there was no other reason he would send

after a moment’s thought, she decided to lay it all out. “Nate went to the Independent Continent and later boarded a private jet to a nearby

or not. With the Quinn family’s recent instability and the Powell family still furious—if those two factions had joined forces,

stories

need to go to that island

only he can explain once he returns.” Mandy paused and then added with quiet insistence, “Please believe

you expect me to

off guard by the bluntness of Corrine’s words and momentarily

said, “Miss Holland, Nate always puts your safety above everything else. That’s

Above everything else…