The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 199

Chapter 199 I Can't Face Anyone Anymore

Corrine stood a short distance away, her eyes carrying a glacial edge and her lips curved in the barest suggestion of a smile. Though her expression remained neutral, the sight ignited Leah's fury.

"It's you!" The accusation tore from Leah's throat as she lunged forward like a woman possessed, her hand

raised to strike.

Corrine, having anticipated the attack, caught Leah's wrist in a swift motion. "Miss Burgess, mind your

manners."

Her radiant smile never wavered as her clear eyes danced with mockery, her voice carrying an edge of aggressive indifference.

Recognition dawned across Leah's features as understanding crashed over her.

Corrine had orchestrated everything from the beginning, never intending mercy for either the Ashton family or Leah herself. Corrine's plan encompassed not only the destruction of the Ashtons but her complete ruination.

at her

She launched herself forward again, fingers curved like claws aimed

face.

crack of palm meeting flesh echoed through

Leah off-guard, snapping her head to the side. Before she could recover, Corrine seized her hair and delivered another stinging

slap is for your insolence and repeated

barely left her lips before she administered a third devastating strike. "This slap is for

warnings time and

knees buckled. She crumpled to the floor, her carefully styled hair now a tangled mess,

shaky hands to her swollen face, eyes wide with disbelief. "You-" her voice wavered, thick with humiliation. "How dare you

if amused by

haste, the hem of her gown caught on her heel. With a graceless

pure disdain. "I heard you're planning a comeback in the entertainment industry," she mused. "Well, Miss Burgess, consider this

Leah protectively in

collapsed against him, her sobs wracking

room was suffocating Around them, guests exchanged pointed looks, their murmurs thick