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."

nearly tumbling to

her lip in frustration, and

couldn't help but grumble,

to teach her

her voice laced with frustration

Rita murmured reluctantly, "Okay."

the malicious glint in

slap, and one day,

Corrine finally found herself in the rare

closed her eyes, savoring the stillness-until,

"Can't v

muttered under her breath, her annoyance thick in her voice

toward the

a tall, unfamiliar man

presence seemed almost deliberate.

masked it with a veneer of politeness. "And you

Matias Jimenez, Mr. Hopkins' special assistant," he said, offering a courteous nod. "He specially prepared these fruits for

as she processed the name. Mr. Hopkins... the connection was clear in

but I don't accept gifts without a proper

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