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.

blazed in Leah's eyes as she glared at

forward again, fingers

face.

palm meeting flesh

snapping her head to the side. Before she could recover, Corrine seized her hair and delivered another

for your insolence and

barely left her lips before she administered a third devastating strike.

warnings time

the burning pain before her knees buckled. She crumpled to the floor, her

face, eyes wide with disbelief. "You-" her voice wavered, thick with humiliation. "How dare you hit

as if amused

in her haste, the hem of her gown caught on her heel. With a graceless stumble, she fell flat on her face with

of pure disdain. "I heard you're planning a comeback in

from the crowd, gathering Leah protectively in his arms. "Leah, are you

Leah collapsed against him, her

of judgment in the room was suffocating Around them, guests exchanged pointed looks, their murmurs thick with