The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 243

Chapter 243 Would You Join Me Tonight

To Corrine, the Ashton family had grown as remote as strangers. Perhaps the realization came when she severed her ties with Bruce, or maybe it was when she recognized that Bruce was not the savior she had been seeking all along. It might even have been the moment she acknowledged that her feelings for Bruce were not rooted in love but in dependency.

And strangers do not typically become embroiled in the complex emotions of love and

resentment.

Thus, her actions against the Ashton family were simply a reflex, a reaction to their provocations and trespasses against her personal boundaries.

Corrine paused to take a sip from her wine glass.

Nate looked up at her and inquired, "Is the food not to your liking?"

"No, it's just that I'm not particularly hungry," Corrine responded, setting down her glass and delicately wiping her mouth.

Nate's eyes dimmed, concealing a chill, as he softly said, "Out of sight, out of mind."

Hearing this, Corrine's attention snapped to him, her eyes narrowing. "What are you plotting?"

"I committed to staying out of it, but I won't let them continue unchecked." Nate's eyes held a depth that was both intriguing and slightly intimidating, a quiet confidence emanating from him.

He believed that the troubles Corrine faced were solely the doing of the Ashton family.

In his view, eliminating the Ashton family from Corrine's life would usher in calm and

ease.

in his expression, Corrine couldn't

against the

have

Nate replied with a smirk, leisurely tasting

shrimp

diverted her gaze, shielding her inner conflict with her wine glass. "If you prefer not to say,

you extract from the Ashton family?" Nate

shift appeared in Corrine's demeanor. "Five percent of Ashton Group's market value, along with the land

interest in

shares of Ashton Group were as

not suffice for her. Understanding Tracy's self-centered and vain tendencies, she was aware

Tracy.

revenge isn't about trading blows. It's about hitting where it hurts the

Tracy valued most were the financial wellbeing of the

and her beloved Rita.

a single stroke would be expensive,

heart of the

and protecting her cherished daughter, Tracy

district land held no real value for

Ashton Group was eyeing expansion into the southern district, Corrine

Corrine resolved to

could she fulfill her role as a true