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.

degrading situation, the names of Ashton and Burgess would be dragged through

Rita but to transform their families into objects

the onlookers before erupting into animated whispers. “This promises to be

fall to someone without

a third cautioned. "This

Real Show Was About To

remarkable distinction."

serene amusement while dread

Leah's consciousness.

the slow tightening of an invisible noose. It felt as if she was being lured into a trap, yet she couldn't

up in the heat of the moment, blurted out, "Fine! Let's make it a

beginning, she had set this

clinging to some wealthy benefactor, her presence in high society nothing but a fleeting illusion. And yet here

terms Corrine proposed? They were nothing more than a grave she had

for

herself.

these witnesses, no one can back out when they

Corrine's voice was as calm as ever, smooth

anything that dared to disturb its depths. From her seat on the sofa, Karina smirked, amusement flickering in her gaze. She glanced at Leah

grand spectacle without