The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 460:

Corrine noticed the light flush on Karina’s cheeks and frowned slightly.

“You should stop drinking.”

Karina dismissed the concern with a carefree wave.

“I’m in a good mood tonight. Join me for a drink.” She raised her glass in invitation.

However, Karina noticed that Corrine had no glass in hand.

“Wait for me.” She was about to rise to fetch some wine for Corrine. Just then, a waiter in a crisp uniform approached her, balancing a tray with practiced precision.

“Miss, would you like a glass of champagne?”

glass and reached for a fresh one. But before she could hand it to Corrine, the waiter

lingered on the offered glass, her fingers unmoving. Rather than accepting it immediately, she studied the waiter with an unsettling intensity. Her

bead of sweat forming

wrong, miss?” His voice betrayed the

before finally reaching out. With an unreadable

“Thank you.”

exhaled in relief. She had been watching Corrine like a hawk, her heart hammering in anticipation. But now, as Corrine accepted the champagne, her lips curled

live now

Finally.

Corrine needed to do was drink. Preferably, every last

fingers clenched against the fabric of her gown as she relived the humiliation of their last encounter. Corrine had made a fool of her, outmaneuvered her at every

in the limelight as if she were untouchable, but that

fall from grace was not enough. No, Rita wanted to see her utterly ruined—stripped of dignity,

the champagne in her glass, watching the golden liquid catch the light. She made no