The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 17

The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 17

Chapter 17 Make Her Beg

For Mercy

Rita's eyes sparkled with excitement, her face aglow with delight. She was certain that one slap from Tracy would leave Corrine's cheek puffed up like a balloon.

Tracy's hand whipped through the air, carrying a fierce gust of wind, but just as it was about to strike Corrine's cheek, she caught it firmly.

Tracy's eyes widened in shock as she stared at Corrine.

Instinctively, she struggled to break free, but her wrist was held fast. Panic flickered in her eyes. "Corinne, what on earth are you doing?" she demanded.

Corrine's mocking smile stretched across her face. She leaned in, her voice laced with sarcasm. "I was taught to show respect to the elderly and care for the young. But if you insist on flaunting your authority, I won't hesitate to give you a taste of your own medicine."

"How dare you!" Tracy's face flushed with anger, her teeth clenched in outrage. "Corinne, you're begging for

trouble! Bruce won't forgive you for this!"

Corrine chuckled lightly and suddenly released Tracy's wrist. "Whether he forgives me or not is none of my

concern."

in her high heels, nearly tumbling to the floor,

get out of here," Tracy scoffed, biting her lip

grumble, "Mom, Corinne is

to teach her a

laced with frustration as she rubbed her sore wrist. "Stop provoking

Rita murmured reluctantly, "Okay."

dropped, hiding the malicious glint in her

slap, and

Corrine finally found herself in the rare

her eyes, savoring the stillness-until, once again, the door

"Can't v

hint Corrine muttered under her breath, her annoyance thick in her voice

shifted toward the

Tracy who entered, but a tall, unfamiliar man

presence seemed almost deliberate.

veneer of politeness. "And you are?" she asked, arching an eyebrow, her voice

Matias Jimenez, Mr. Hopkins' special assistant," he said, offering a

Hopkins... the connection was clear in an instant. Her expression remained

kindness, but I don't accept gifts without

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