The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 11

Chapter 11 Do What You

Must

A sharp crack split the air as Corrine's palm connected with Rita's cheek.

The impact sent Rita stumbling backward, her smugness dissolving into stunned disbelief. Fury blazed in her eyes as realization dawned. "You... you actually dared to strike me?"

"Why shouldn't I?" Corrine's voice carried winter's chill. "What makes you think you're untouchable?"

In one fluid motion, Corrine seized Rita by the throat and thrust her toward the open window with devastating

force.

Rita's feet left the floor as her upper body dangled precariously over the edge.

The dizzying height of fifteen floors below sent waves of terror through Rita's body. Her vision swam as panic clawed at her throat. "Help! Someone please

Corrine drawled, her tone deceptively casual "Since you can't control that tongue

with that."

her grip on

hung further out the window, tremors wracking her frame as survival instinct took over. "Please, I'm sorry! I swear I'll

spectacle drew an inevitable crowd, phones emerging

Ford family and their business interests demanded discretion. She

serve as your final warning!" Corrine's words dripped with

threat of death receded. Scrambling to her feet, she retreated while attempting one last show

glacial smile gracing her features that only enhanced her ethereal. beauty. "Do what

no power over her anymore. She had nothing

chose confrontation, she would ensure they learned

revelation continued to haunt her. "Don't think I'm ignorant of why you vanished back then. Bruce

promises echoed through

man she had given her heart

innocence.

the true circumstances of

could he expose her deepest trauma so carelessly, without a shred

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