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.

was true. Now that she had been abandoned by the Seymour family, there was

of Judie’s growing despair, her

spew such words, then you should be bold enough to face the consequences. Take

turned, steadying

home to

never truly intended to force Judie to strip. This had never been about humiliation—it had

their authority in front of everyone while

she had cursed the Ford family and hurled insults at Corrine. Now,

Corrine and Carl strode away, the

hand tightened, his brows drawing together as he

commotion didn’t settle until Judie’s cousin, Hodge

remained to preserve a shred of dignity. To an outsider unaware of the full

But Hodge knew better.

expression unreadable as he shrugged off his suit

had left crumbled. The tears she had fought so hard to suppress spilled