The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 230

Chapter 230 Leah's Twisted

Satisfaction

"I've been to Forestvale. Maybe we even crossed paths back then?" Nate's tone was casual, yet there was an underlying intrigue in his voice.

A sudden chill coursed through Corrine's veins at his words, but her heart

pounded

relentlessly.

Her gaze locked onto his, searching for something beyond the surface, something hidden beneath his steady stare.

"What's wrong?" Nate tilted her chin up with his fingers, a faint, unreadable smile playing on his lips.

Corrine's eyelashes fluttered as she leaned back against his shoulder.

Just moments ago, a wild thought had flashed through her mind-one that sent her pulse racing.

But without proof, she wouldn't let herself believe it. Another disappointment was the last thing she could afford.

hook just like that?" Nate tucked a

smile as she traced the smooth surface of her phone with her fingertips.

Ashton family might have set this game in motion, but how

up to

returned to the Ashton residence, his

the other end, Leah's voice was soft, filled with emotion. "Bruce, thank you... for everything you've done for

surrounding Corrine's photos had erupted into chaos. No instigation was needed. The

insults.

vicious remarks poured in relentlessly, each one sharper than

Leah and Bruce naturally lost traction, allowing her to quietly remove the trending

Corrine's reputation crumble, reduced to nothing more than a social outcast, Leah felt

her most was that Bruce had sacrificed Corrine's

her instead.

was utterly powerless against

to make a move-Corrine had already fallen,

you once loved. Leah had no doubt

silent, at a loss for words in

for dinner to thank you in person," Leah

furrowed faintly. "Work's piling up right now. Can

Leah murmured, her tone soft. "But no matter how yourself, Bruce. Otherwise,