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.

expression, Corrine couldn't resist asking, "What

taken against the Ashton

have

guess," Nate replied with a smirk, leisurely tasting

simple act of eating shrimp seemed infused

inner conflict with her

from the

Ashton Group's market value, along

interest in the

the shares of Ashton Group were as undesirable to her as burning

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

Tracy.

isn't about trading blows. It's

most were the

and her beloved Rita.

single stroke would be expensive, yet

at the heart of the conflict, making it fair to

her family's wealth and protecting her cherished daughter, Tracy

district land held no real value for Corrine; she pursued it solely to

Ashton Group was eyeing expansion into the southern district,

the Ashton family, Corrine resolved to retaliate with double the

fulfill her role as

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