The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 184

Chapter 184 A Warning

After Kason finished speaking, the room was enveloped in a heavy silence.

Bruce cast a sympathetic glance at Leah, who seemed profoundly shaken. He gently squeezed her hand as a reassurance,

Leah raised her eyes to meet his, a strained smile fighting to break through.

She then turned toward Kason and anid, “Mr. Collins, I just thought about it. We really haven't provoked anyone from the Ford family. And with the way things are for the Burgess family right now, picking a fight with them is out of the question."

The troubles facing the Burgess family were no secret to Leah.

Her father had narrowly escaped disaster years earlier, salvaging their name but leaving their influence diminished.

This decline was precisely why he had summoned Leah, subtly suggesting she should. form a closer bond with Bruce.

Had the Burgess family retained their former influence in Lyhaton, her father would. not have been so quick to seek an alliance with the Ashton family through marriage.

Kason's expression turned grave. "Leah, you've been like a daughter to me. Can't your just be honest with me?"

"What exactly are you implying, Mr. Collins?" Leah asked, her brow furrowed in puzzlement.

straight to the point. "I'm here to deliver a warning from

in shock, her eyes wide with

family's troubles were somehow her

recent events, Leah was certain

in any way.

circles the Fords traveled in, and she had no

to gain their favor, much less

her-Waldo of the Ford

angered Waldo because of that incident? Or was

herself too distracted to enjoy any of the

prepared to leave the restaurant, Leah, Bruce, and Kason unexpectedly ran into Corrine and her entourage exiting

when he saw Corrine in

arrange

a meeting with the CEO from

no avail. His interactions had been limited to her assistant,

converse animatedly with Corrine,

it seemed Corrine had effortlessly connected with individuals Bruce had been eager to

wondered whether it was just a coincidence

connections all along.

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