The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 545:

“We haven’t seen each other in years, and you don’t know the new me. Let me be clear—you can’t afford to incur my wrath.”

Clarissa looked unfazed as she glanced at Nate, who stood nearby.

“Is it because of him?” she asked, annoyance creeping into her voice.

Over time, through conversations with Leah, Clarissa had tried to uncover the true nature of this mysterious man. Though Leah admitted her knowledge was limited, Clarissa’s intuition told her he was the reason for Corrine’s newfound confidence. Without him, Corrine would crumble.

In the past, Clarissa had effortlessly taken things from Corrine. This time, she was confident it would be no different.

A flicker of irritation crossed Corrine’s face upon noticing Clarissa’s pointed look toward Nate.

“You want to take something from me again?” she challenged, her eyes hardening.

Leah raised an eyebrow at Corrine’s choice of words. Corrine’s casual use of “again” was a calculated dig. Leah then looked at Clarissa with renewed scrutiny.

Clarissa responded, her smile

on my own, how can that be stealing? Besides, what truly belongs to you can never be taken away, right? If someone can snatch it from your hands, was it ever

a long, measured look before letting out a soft, mocking

ahead and try,” she

if you can take

to stride away. As she turned, her eyes briefly met

the way, invading someone’s privacy and malicious slander aren’t trivial offenses. You

exclaimed, her eyes wide

going to sue me because of an

fists, her

still your sister,”

want to go through

tactics,” Corrine said, facing Leah with an expression as icy

into my hands, you follow my rules.”

vanished on that bitter winter night. Today, she stood as the formidable heiress of