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.

of helplessness washed over her, as

breath came in short, sharp bursts,

about to snap, Corrine straightened, her

don’t forget your manners. You’re supposed to be a

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she turned, sidestepping Leah

young woman growing with each passing moment. There was an effortless charm about her, something both refined and

Corrine’s status placed her

Meg, and she sighed

moods, immediately pulled a small thermos

you feeling unwell?

thermos a glance, a

herbal tea?” She

feel a weight on my

expression shifted instantly, as if she

“Heart problems?”

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creep over him at her unimpressed