The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 202

Chapter 202 Don't Test The Limits Of My Patience

"Corrine, I'll shoulder all the blame. Every consequence, every responsibility-it falls on me alone. Leah is innocent in all of this!" Bruce declared, wrapping his arms protectively around Leah's trembling form.

Tears streamed down Leah's face as she gazed up at Bruce. "Please, you don't understand. These feelings, this situation-everything spiraled because of me.

You

shouldn't suffer for my mistakes..."

A hollow smile played across Corrine's features, her eyes remaining cold and distant. "How tiresome. Must you both recite the same tired lines? Perhaps you could devise something more original?"

Scattered laughter rippled through the gathering crowd.

her eyes

warred across her features.

at all-if you could find it in your heart to forgive me," Bruce implored,

lips curved into a cruel smile, mockery dancing in her gaze. "You think sincere apologies erase betrayal? We're not children playing in a sandbox. Actions have consequences, and yours demand retribution. You conspired behind my back, shattered my

mark the beginning of

understanding that Corrine's ice-cold demeanor was

spectators to this unfolding drama, and the deep-seated animosity between Corrine and the Ashtons remained beyond their concern. Their restraint in not openly celebrating this spectacle already demonstrated

made their bed. No one would shed tears

in it.

my deepest regrets for disrupting your engagement celebration," Corrine announced, her expression betraying nothing

turned on her heel, moving purposefully toward the exit when

out.

the past, Corrine. Remember when Bruce risked everything to save you from those criminals? Surely that

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