The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 653:

“I must give you credit for your audacity, Miss Seymour.” A slow, chilling smile curved Corrine’s lips.

“I wonder… are your bones as strong as your spirit?” Judie went ghostly pale.

Panic flared in her eyes as she struggled to mask the trembling overtaking her body.

“Corrine, the Seymour family and the Ford family have ties. You wouldn’t dare lay a finger on me!”

Corrine let out a quiet chuckle, her lips curling into a smirk as a glimmer of mockery danced in her eyes.

“What worth does a discarded pawn have for the Seymour family to take such a gamble?”

Quentin’s departure had made his stance crystal clear. The Seymour family had already chosen to cast Judie aside—why would they now jeopardize the entire family’s future just to shield her?

The realization hit Judie like a blow, leaving her staggering on unsteady feet. For a moment, her knees nearly buckled.

true. Now that she had been abandoned by the Seymour family, there was no

savored the sight of Judie’s growing

spew such words, then you should

that, she turned, steadying Carl as they

home to unforgettable

to force Judie to strip. This had never been about humiliation—it had been about timing. All she had needed was for Carl to show up at the

authority

opportunity away. Instead of bowing out with grace, she had cursed the Ford family and hurled insults at Corrine. Now,

and Carl strode away, the faint sound of fabric tearing reached

on Corrine’s hand tightened, his brows drawing together as he picked

settle until Judie’s cousin,

clutching desperately at whatever remained to preserve a shred of dignity. To an outsider unaware of the full story, she was nothing short of

But Hodge knew better.

expression unreadable as he shrugged

strength she had left crumbled. The tears she had fought so hard to