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.

family, there was no reason for them to risk provoking

of Judie’s growing despair,

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

steadying Carl as they

home to unforgettable

never been about humiliation—it had

authority in front of everyone while extending an olive branch to the

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

Carl strode away, the faint

grip on Corrine’s hand tightened, his brows drawing

settle until Judie’s

reduced to tatters, her hands 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.

crowd, his expression unreadable as he shrugged off his suit jacket and

The tears she had fought so hard to suppress