The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 16

Chapter 16 The Ashton Family Owes You Nothing

Corrine let out a mocking smile. "Who do you think you are to come here and accuse me?"

"How dare you!" Tracy spat, her lips curling into a venomous sneer. "I've encountered women like you before. Playing the sweet, understanding woman in front of Bruce, but now that you see marrying into a rich family is out of reach, you're finally revealing your true nature!"

"The only one who can control me is myself." Corrine's lips curled into a faint, almost mocking smile, while her eyes, cold as ice, remained unyielding. The Ashton family doesn't even deserve a fraction of my time or energy-"

If she hadn't fallen for Bruce, why would she have ever bothered hiding her real strength and getting mired in the Ashtons' crumbling world? For a family who was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy? Or for the meaningless title of Mrs. Ashton?

Now that she had chosen to sever all ties with Bruce, the Ashton family no longer held any sway over her, nor

could it ever bind her again.

"Don't deceive yourself!" Rita clutched her swollen cheek, her eyes blazing with fury as she shot a venomous glare at Corrine. "You latched onto my brother, made him promise to marry you within three years. Wasn't it all just for the wealth of our family?"

ice. "The Ashton family's wealth? I'm curious what was left

as she glared fiercely at Corrine. "Stop

swollen cheek, her voice indifferent. "An apology? Not happening. But I

cold fury

out a laugh, as if hearing a ridiculous joke. "When the Ashton family was on the brink of bankruptcy, it was me who helped with strategies and

fact Tracy couldn't deny, but it was also the painful

from humble beginnings to turn things around-it would be a

from her purse, her fingers curling around it

but made no move to take the

on

frame, when their gazes locked, it felt as though Corrine

room.

made Tracy's skin