The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

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Chapter 285 The Real Show Was About To Begin

Corrine's words emerged with deliberate precision. “Should I emerge victorious, not only will you kneel, apologize, crawl before me, and bark like a dog, but you'll also perform pole dance in the center of the square!"

Rita's composure shattered at these words.

While her own terms had aimed to tarnish a reputation, Corrine's conditions promised

absolute destruction.

The Ashton family currently commanded unprecedented influence, their mere presence demanding respect.

Rita, their cherished daughter, had grown accustomed to endless adulation wherever she

ventured.

Leah's heritage carried even greater weight. She had basked in her family's prestige since childhood, her refined education encompassing both artistic pursuits and social graces. She embodied the quintessential aristocrat.

A public display of submission would devastate their standing, but a pole dance in their revealing attire? Unthinkable.

And this wasn't just any location-Modern Square was a gathering place for the wealthy

and influential.

situation, the names of Ashton and

to humble Leah and Rita but to

upon the onlookers before erupting into animated whispers. “This promises

heiress can't fall to someone without connections,"

a third cautioned.

The Real Show Was

remarkable distinction."

her opponents with serene amusement while dread crept

Leah's consciousness.

invisible noose. It felt as if she was being lured into a

to speak, Rita, caught up in the heat of the

beginning, she had set this wager to crush Corrine

to some wealthy benefactor, her presence in high society nothing but a fleeting illusion. And yet here she was, daring to challenge

proposed? They were nothing more than

for

herself.

curled Rita's lips. "Perfect. With all these

was as calm

her seat on the sofa, Karina smirked, amusement

was a grand spectacle