The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 122

Chapter 122 Owed Him A

Debt

With Corrine's abilities, she had the power to resurrect the Ashton family-or destroy them entirely in the blink of an eye.

Back then, she made the bold, irrevocable choice to stand by Bruce, even if it meant

severing all ties with the Ford family. Karina never truly understood what Corrine had

seen in him.

"Was it for money?" Karina had once asked. But that didn't make sense; the Ford family's wealth easily reached hundreds of billions.

"Was it for status?" The Ford family stood at the pinnacle of Lyhaton's elite, unrivaled

and untouchable.

"Was it for Bruce himself?"

was even harder to believe. Back then, the Ashton family teetered on the edge of bankruptcy, and Bruce was just a

into a thin line, silent for a long time before finally

intervention had saved her

be here

moment had kept her from utterly annihilating the

Karina, she contacted Jules and gave a simple instruction. "Take the trending

shadow loomed over her. She glanced up

ease, his fingers tilted her chin upward. His expression was carved from stone, his gaze dark and impenetrable, sharp enough to

he said, his voice low and firm. "Is Bruce the reason you won't marry me?" Corrine's brows drew together, her eyes flashing with a trace of coldness. "Do you honestly

slow, deliberate smile, one laced with intrigue. "Then

Corrine's skill could have wiped

only deepened his

that held his gaze hostage. "If I

it for a second. With Corrine's sharp mind and unyielding determination, she could have

earlier words didn't address

she clearly didn't want to explain, he

wasn't Bruce himself that made Nate feel uneasy. It was the three wasted years Corrine had

her refer to Bruce as a scumbag was enough to

her hesitance to act against the Ashton family wasn't just

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