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.

degrading situation, the names of

merely to humble Leah and Rita but to transform their families into objects of citywide

onlookers before erupting into animated

the Ashton heiress can't fall

deceive," a third cautioned. "This woman carries herself

Show Was About To

remarkable distinction."

observed her opponents with serene amusement while

Leah's consciousness.

could sense it-like the slow tightening of an invisible noose. It felt as if she was being lured into a trap, yet she couldn't quite pinpoint

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

very beginning, she had set this wager to crush Corrine

in high society nothing but a fleeting illusion. And yet here she was, daring to challenge her-the

terms Corrine proposed? They were nothing more

for

herself.

curled Rita's lips. "Perfect. With all these witnesses, no

Corrine's voice was as

the sky-deceptively peaceful, yet capable of swallowing anything that dared to disturb its depths. From her seat

was a grand