The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 287

Chapter 287 Was There Any Way Out Of This

Corrine maintained perfect composure as she met Leah's gaze, her voice carrying an edge of ice. "The Burgess family's factories have been closing one by one since that unfortunate tax scandal, yet here you are, spending so lavishly. Perhaps the whispers about your family's financial troubles are mistaken. No doubt the Burgess empire will soon reclaim its former glory."

Sarcasm dripped from every carefully chosen word.

Leah's eyes hardened to steel as her fingers curled into tight fists, her manicured nails biting into her palms. The pain barely registered through her rising anger.

Everything had unraveled since Corey's questioning, forcing him to make devastating choices for their business's survival.

He had attributed his departure to health concerns, but Corrine's pointed remarks were now stoking the flames of suspicion around their family's predicament.

The realization of Corrine's calculated malice struck Leah like a physical blow.

This explained the subtle rivalry Corrine had cultivated-she had been waiting for the perfect moment to tarnish the Burgess name.

validate the rumors, but continuing the bid presented its

amounted to just over twenty million, portions of which were already designated for the

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already surpassed the suit's actual worth, making further increases

Corrine carefully, searching for

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thank my way out of

down, the and Rite would be forced to kneel before Corrine and apologize. Worse wall, they'd have to perform

thought made Leath's

Then, with steely resolve, the declared,