The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 651:

Seated with effortless grace, Corrine crossed her legs, twirling her phone idly between her fingers. A lazy, almost bored expression flickered across her face as she cast Judie a sidelong glance.

“Commence your performance, Miss Seymour.”

The meaning was clear. Corrine expected her to strip right there in front of everyone.

A violent shudder coursed through Judie’s body, and her face drained of color.

“Corrine, you… you are taking this too far!”

Corrine propped her chin on one hand, the fingers of the other tapping a slow rhythm against her thigh. She was waiting—for what, Judie did not know.

Judie stood rooted to the spot, unwilling to move, but before she could protest further, Nate’s voice sliced through the silence.

“It appears I will need to have someone assist you.”

arms and forcing her

lips as

do it! I will do

her surrender, the men released her,

for the zipper of her dress. The weight of countless eyes bore down on her, suffocating her beneath an avalanche

in her chest. If she could, she would tear

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her vision as she turned to Nate, silently pleading for mercy, for even a shred of sympathy. But he never looked her way. His eyes remained

Corrine with such care, yet not spare

Judie, extinguishing any

planned to help her secure a match with Gregory, heir to the Hoffman family. That had been the plan—until she had seen Nate. In that moment, reason had abandoned her. She had cast Gregory

lost everything. Gregory. Quentin’s support. Her standing

no turning

she slowly pulled down the zipper of her dress, her shoulders trembled, and silent tears streamed down her

“Corrine.”

away from Nate. A breath later, she stood up and composed herself to face