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.

flicking to Corrine with an air of wounded innocence. "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 all my

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

you mean? You're clearly the one at fault! You knew my brother loved Leah,

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But since I was cast aside, shouldn't I also reclaim the investors I painstakingly brought to

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

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

cultivated relationships with the investors' wives, but she also understood that in their world,

interjected, "Enough. Since this is all in the past, why resurrect these

at the wedding was indeed a bit inappropriate on Bruce's part. If you harbor any

to accommodate you."

mocking smile curled