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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

Rita but to

into animated whispers. “This promises

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

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

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remarkable distinction."

her opponents with serene

Leah's consciousness.

tightening of an invisible noose. It felt as

as she was about to speak, Rita, caught up in the heat

beginning, she had set this

a woman clinging to some 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

Corrine proposed? They were nothing more than a

for

herself.

With all these witnesses, no

by me." Corrine's voice was as calm as ever, smooth and

was eerily tranquil, like still water reflecting 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 gaze. She glanced at Leah and Rita. The real show was

what was a grand spectacle