The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 147

Chapter 147 Something Is Off

The officer dismissed Leah's anxiety, attributing it to natural concerns about criminal

retaliation.

"The glass is one-way, Miss Burgess. They cannot see you," he assured her with practiced patience.

Relief washed over Leah's tense features as she drew a steadying breath, following the

officer toward the exit.

In their wake, Wilbur returned to the room, dropping a folder onto the table with barely contained frustration. "Have you reconsidered your position?"

"I've stated my case. Your disbelief doesn't change the truth. What more can I add?"

Corrine's composure only served to intensify Wilbur's mounting anger. His fist connected with the table as he roared, "Corrine Holland, enough games! Don't expect special treatment because of your gender! Trafficking historical artifacts and forging antiquities-either charge alone could destroy your future!"

Corrine maintained her tranquil demeanor, her voice steady. "I request Chief Hoffman's

presence."

lips curled into a sneer. "A few days in

shifted uncomfortably, leaning close to whisper, "Sir, something peculiar has caught my

his severe expression darkening

Hoffman

his

documentation?"

presented the folder,

17-37

of the investigation.

it. Wilbur discovered Corrine's background check contained only

most

basic information

is..." The

resources and skilled investigators, Corrine's file revealed nothing

suggested either unprecedented innocence or, more likely, an identity deliberately shrouded beyond

fell over the room as Wilbur and the

part, remained effortlessly composed, as if

knew, no influential family

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