The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 549:

To protect them, Natasha had stepped forward, willing to endure his wrath alone. Corrine had watched, frozen in place, something dark and furious surging inside her. Then, she had snapped. Her fingers closed around a cold metal rod nearby, and before she could second-guess herself, she swung it.

The impact cracked through the air as Bryan collapsed, blood trickling from the back of his skull. She had been in fights before. But this—this was different. Karina and Jolene had been just as shaken, their faces pale in the dim light.

Then Alina appeared. Without hesitation, she took charge.

“Go,” she urged, pushing them toward the door.

Within hours, she had walked into the police station and confessed to the crime, her voice steady, unwavering.

The investigation uncovered no evidence except for her fingerprints. That was when Corrine realized—Alina had planned for this. She had been prepared to take the fall.

Guilt gnawed at Corrine, but she refused to let Alina shoulder the consequences alone. She had turned to Waldo, pleaded for his help. In the end, he had secured the best possible outcome for Alina. They had buried the incident deep, ensuring not a whisper of it reached beyond their small circle.

But now, because of Clarissa’s interference, Natasha and Alina were forced to reopen wounds that should have remained sealed.

the cruelest

forget pain,

fresh start in Lyhaton had instead become a life lived under scrutiny, their past refusing to stay

me. From now on, you and

softened as she looked toward

must

late,”

should all get some

on

At Celtis Estate…

still clung to Corrine’s skin as she stepped out of the bathroom, toweling her damp

sat on the bed, effortlessly

exposing the sharp lines of his collarbones and the

the day