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.

something in his expression, Corrine couldn't

against

have

wild guess," Nate replied with a smirk, leisurely

eating shrimp seemed infused with an enchanting

her wine

from the Ashton family?" Nate

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

no interest in the

were as undesirable to her as burning coals-why would she even consider requesting

token punishment would not suffice for her. Understanding Tracy's self-centered and vain tendencies, she was aware that Rita was held in highest

Tracy.

trading blows. It's about hitting where

Tracy valued most were the

and her beloved Rita.

family in a single stroke would be expensive, yet

was at the heart of the

safeguarding her family's wealth and protecting her cherished

no real value for Corrine; she pursued

into the southern district, Corrine was resolute in blocking

the Ashton family, Corrine resolved to retaliate

she fulfill her