The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 285

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

Leah and Rita but to transform their families into

onlookers before erupting into animated whispers.

the Ashton heiress can't fall to someone without connections,"

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

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remarkable distinction."

with serene amusement

Leah's consciousness.

noose. It felt as

caught up in the heat of the moment, blurted out,

very beginning, she had set this wager to crush

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

proposed? They were nothing more than a grave she had

for

herself.

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

was as calm as ever,

the sky-deceptively peaceful, yet capable of swallowing anything that dared to disturb its depths. From her seat on the sofa, Karina smirked, amusement flickering in her

was a grand