The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 2
Chapter 2 Know Your Place
And Leave
"Yes" Bruce's affirmation struck with devastating finality.
The impact of that single word reverberated through Corrine's chest, each pulse bringing fresh waves of suffocating pain.
His muttered "sorry" trailed behind him as he rushed away, the word falling hollow in the charged air,
Corrine remained rooted in place, watching his retreating figure grow smaller. The pain in her chest intensified, as though someone were methodically carving out her heart with a dull blade.
A numbing chill crept upward from her feet, gradually claiming her entire body.
The memories surfaced unbidden. When Bruce had assumed control of the failing Ashton family business, they'd tectered on the precipice of bankruptcy.
He had confessed his inability to provide her a secure future then, but promised marriage once the company
recovered.
had clung to that promise, leveraging her own position and connections to elevate him from obscurity to prominence in the business
years to had meant nothing
arrangement to him.
of love, she alone had invested genuine
and sacrifice crumbled to dust in
to contain them, tears spilled down her cheeks as violent tremors
believe my brother would have chosen someone like you-a simple country girl without education or background-if you hadn't forced yourself into his
words pierced like ice through Corrine's chest. "The Ashton family's current success exists because of my efforts!
an accusatory finger toward her. "You think yourself so important?
word deepened the wound in Corrine's heart. This, then, was how the Ashtons viewed her contribution. Bruce's mother, Tracy Ashton, rose with practiced grace, approaching Corrine with poorly concealed revulsion. "Enough of this spectacle," she declared, her eyes reflecting nothing but contempt. "You're not
but threatening the
bid farewell to the departing guests,
in place.
the crowd disperse, her dream wedding transformed into
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