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.

there was no reason for them to risk provoking the Ford family

savored the sight of Judie’s growing despair,

to spew such words, then you should be bold enough to

turned, steadying

to

been about humiliation—it had been about timing. All she had needed was for Carl to show up at the right

sent a clear message, asserting their authority in front of everyone while extending an

the Ford family and hurled insults at Corrine. Now, she would have to live with the consequences. She

strode away, the

hand tightened, his brows

settle until Judie’s cousin, Hodge Seymour,

a shred of

But Hodge knew better.

stepped into the crowd, his expression unreadable as he shrugged off his suit jacket

whatever strength she had left crumbled. The tears