The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 458:

“Are you pleased with the outcome now, Miss Burgess?”

Leah’s expression crumbled, her mask of composure slipping as fury flared in her eyes.

“You did this on purpose!”

Corrine let out a soft chuckle, stepping closer.

“But you were the one who pushed me onto the stage,” she mused, her voice dripping with mock innocence.

Leah stiffened as Corrine reached for her face. Instinctively, she recoiled, her eyes widening in wariness.

“What do you want?” But Corrine merely grasped her chin, her touch light yet deliberate. With a slow, almost condescending pat to Leah’s cheek, she smiled.

“In the end, you brought this upon yourself. But I must thank you. Without your contrast, how would my excellence have shone so brilliantly?”

The words were gentle, yet each syllable carried the weight of a slap. Leah’s face burned—not from the touch, but from the sheer humiliation of it.

helplessness washed over her, as if she were being

came in short, sharp bursts, her eyes reddening with unspoken

she was about to snap,

forget your manners. You’re

at g αℓ

Leah with effortless grace,

moment. There was an effortless charm about her,

status placed her

Meg,

a small thermos from his pocket

you feeling unwell? Have some herbal

the thermos a glance, a touch of melancholy in

herbal tea?” She

just feel a

expression shifted instantly, as if she had

“Heart problems?”

at him,

felt a chill creep over him