The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 99

Chapter 99 It's Your Fault

Corrine settled into a single-seater sofa, her posture rigid with defiance.

Her gaze swept coldly across the Ashton family women, led by Tracy, challenging them with an unspoken daring that seemed to crackle with barely contained tension.

"Leah got exactly what she deserved," Corrine said, her tone cold enough to freeze the

room.

"That's ridiculous!" Rita shot back, jabbing a finger in Corrine's direction. Her voice was shrill with anger, like a knife scraping against metal. "If it weren't for you, you heartless woman, escalating everything on purpose, how would Leah have ended up completely blacklisted by the company? Ten million in compensation? Are you trying to ruin her completely? And now you sit there acting innocent, pretending it has nothing to do with you after destroying her career. You're unbelievable!"

Rita's words poured out in a torrent of fury. She took a step forward, her chest heaving as she continued, "You're just jealous of Leah! Jealous of her better upbringing, her superior family, and, most of all, jealous that my brother chose her over you! That's why you jumped at the first chance to retaliate against her. Honestly, it's a blessing my brother left you. Marrying a spiteful woman like you would've brought nothing but ruin to this family!"

"Rita, that's enough," Leah interjected gently, tugging at Rita's arm as though trying to calm her.

"It's all in the past now, and, truthfully, I made mistakes too. Miss Holland, if my presence or Bruce's choices caused you any resentment, then I'll bear the blame. This is

cutting Leah off mid-sentence with icy precision. "Yes, it is your fault," she snapped, her voice devoid of sympathy. "All of this-you

knew my brother loved Leah, yet you desperately clung to him, dreaming of marriage. Your abandonment was entirely

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eyes. "You have a point. I deserved being abandoned. But since I was cast aside, shouldn't I also

the Ashton family teetered on the brink of financial ruin, Corrine had worked

only saved the family but elevated them to become Lyhaton's

wives, but she also understood that

Tracy interjected, "Enough. Since this is

"Emotions aren't always rational. What happened at the wedding was indeed a bit inappropriate on Bruce's part. If you harbor

to accommodate you."

bit inappropriate... A mocking