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 darting

warred across her features.

find it in your

sandbox. Actions have consequences, and yours demand retribution. You conspired behind my back, shattered my trust, and now

mark

that Corrine's ice-cold

the deep-seated animosity between Corrine and the Ashtons

made their bed. No one would shed tears

in it.

betraying nothing

her heel, moving purposefully toward the exit

out.

the past, Corrine. Remember when Bruce risked everything to

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