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.

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

sides, nails pressing hard into

had gone wrong. Nate was in danger; there was no other reason

Corrine made no move toward the car. Then, 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 island.

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

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need to go to that island in the

explain once he returns.” Mandy paused and then added with quiet insistence, “Please believe in him. He’ll make it back. Our team is conducting a full-scale search, and we’re

gave a slight, bitter smile. “So you expect me

caught off guard by the bluntness of Corrine’s words

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

Above everything else…