The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 331:

Karina watched, a perverse sense of relief washing over her, lightening her spirits. She couldn’t help but smirk, pulling out her phone to capture Bruce’s pitiful state. She quickly sent the photos to Corrine, along with a voice message saying, “Just so you know, you’ll never find a prince in a dumpster!”

Lately, the Ashton family had been reeling from one disaster after another. Corrine had extracted a large settlement from them, they had been forced to stop their hot spring hotel project, and now, their board members were threatening to pull their investments.

Forced to salvage his family’s reputation, Bruce found himself attending numerous social events to mend fences. Normally, Bruce wouldn’t have bothered with these minor investors, but given the current dire circumstances, he couldn’t afford to ignore anyone.

That evening, he had managed to eat very little, and his stomach was now rebelling.

“Bruce,” called Leah, her voice reaching him from nearby.

Bruce raised his head to see Leah approaching swiftly, her figure clad in a nude pink silk dress.

questioned, his expression tense as

but Leah quickly interjected, “I insisted on coming. The blame is on me. You weren’t answering my calls, and I was so concerned, I had to come check on

air of tragic delicacy. The light fabric of her outfit, paired with her soft, understated makeup, accentuated her delicate

blame you?” Bruce murmured, drawing Leah close and tenderly brushing away

company. There’s talk of pulling out investments, and I’m

of concern crossed

was assertive and involved in business, Leah had

tales

was pleased to

I plan

Calan had confronted Bruce at a charged board meeting, a reminder that Bruce needed to be more proactive about the company’s stability. The current investments had been secured through Corrine’s efforts. These investors trusted her completely, and there was always the risk they might

Guilt shadowed Leah’s features.

of me. Without me,