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.

the names of Ashton and Burgess would be dragged through the

strategy crystallized-she sought not merely to humble Leah and Rita

before erupting into animated whispers. “This

the Ashton heiress can't fall to someone without

third cautioned. "This woman carries herself

The Real Show Was About

remarkable distinction."

opponents with serene

Leah's consciousness.

Leah could sense it-like the slow tightening of an invisible noose. It felt as if she

up in the heat of the

the very beginning, she had set this wager

wealthy benefactor, her presence in high society nothing but a fleeting illusion. And yet here she was, daring to challenge her-the heiress of the Ashton family-right in front of Leah, whose

proposed? They were nothing more than a grave

for

herself.

these witnesses, no one can back

by me." Corrine's voice was as calm

her seat on the sofa, Karina smirked, amusement flickering in her gaze. She glanced at Leah and Rita. The real show

what was a grand spectacle without an