The Scorned Heiress's Hidden Empire (by Jade Quinn) novel Chapter 344

Chapter 344

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Chapter 344

But he didn’t.

As Winter stood there in a daze, the robe in her hands slipped open. Inside, there was a towel and a set of

underwear.

By the time she finished and stepped out of the bathroom in the robe, he was already gone.

She walked over to the floor-to-ceiling windows and started drying her hair with the towel. This spot was right in the center of the house, facing the same direction as the front entrance.

Suddenly, her hand stilled.

Outside, beyond the house, stretched a wide field of flowers. Chris, still soaked, was striding down the stone path that cut through it.

Where was he going like that?

His pace quickened. His long strides carried him straight toward the shoreline.

Chris was never someone who showed his emotions, but something about his back right now made it clear he was on edge. Like something inside him was about to snap.

A gust of sea wind blew in from the other window, pushing her half-dried hair into her face. She tightened her grip on the towel.

Then she saw it.

He reached the shore and jumped straight into the ocean without hesitation.

No, not just without hesitation.

Almost like he couldn’t wait.

As if he would explode if he delayed even a second.

A chill ran through her. She pulled her gaze away and turned to look for a hairdryer.

She couldn’t find one.

So she went back to the window and kept drying her hair with the towel.

Waves rolled in again and again against the shore.

After a while, her hair was nearly dry from the sea breeze when Chris finally surfaced.

He stayed in the water. Maybe the soaked clothes were bothering him, because he tore open his shirt with one hand, tossed it aside, and dove back under.

Winter instinctively turned her head, as if the splash had hit her.

She glanced once more at the empty stretch of ocean where he had disappeared, then turned and went to the walk- in closet to find something to wear.

He probably didn’t come to this island often. There were not many clothes, but everything looked new, likely brought in just before they arrived.

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