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.

abandoned by the Seymour family, there was no

savored the sight of Judie’s growing

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

turned, steadying

home to

had never been about humiliation—it had been about timing. All she had needed was for

family had sent a clear message, asserting their authority in front of everyone

had chosen to throw 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 live with the

the

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

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

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

But Hodge knew better.

into the crowd, his expression unreadable as he shrugged off his suit jacket and draped it over

saw him, whatever strength she had left crumbled. The tears she had fought so