The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 804:

Bruce blinked, slowly pulling himself back to the present. Reluctantly, he tore his gaze away. “Let’s go,” he muttered absentmindedly. Leah’s recent scandal had made the crowd ravenous for entertainment, and now that she was present, their whispers couldn’t be contained.

“I can’t believe she still dares to show up.”

“She’s close to Andromache now. Her status is above ours.”

“Look at all the people flocking to her. It’s embarrassing.”

As Leah entered, a swarm of high-society members converged on her, offering warm greetings that reeked of insincerity. Leah knew their concerns weren’t genuine. When the storm had hit, none of them had reached out to check on her. Now, they were all eager to play the part of sympathetic friends. If they wanted to put on a show of deep friendship, she was more than happy to play along.

was a

“I was wrong,” she admitted, her voice a soft murmur. “I let jealousy cloud my judgment and did

clouded your judgment?” someone asked, raising an eyebrow. “Could it be that Miss Holland’s beauty outshone yours, Leah?” The comment, wrapped in

could remain immune to compliments

you gathered every beauty here, we couldn’t

a woman that

rare,” someone chimed in. “But

but chose not to correct it. Instead, she responded cryptically, “Miss Holland’s beauty is undoubtedly striking. Otherwise, why would she have stayed at Bruce’s company for three years and secured so many investments on her own?” The rich ladies around Leah exchanged knowing smirks, their contempt

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and, with calm resolve, added, “When you meet her,

Danna Becker asked, unable to