The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 955:

The moment those words landed, a wave of unease swept through the room. Several people craned their necks, eager—or perhaps too afraid—to see what lay inside the bag.

Inside, daggers of varying sizes gleamed under the light, their edges sinister and sharp. Some blades still bore dried traces of blood, a chilling testament to recent violence.

Andromache’s eyes narrowed, the sharpness in her gaze cutting straight through the room before locking onto Leah.

Leah’s fingers slowly curled into fists. Her eyes widened, her mind racing.

She clearly disposed of those items herself. How could they possibly resurface here? Her heart pounded frantically against her ribs, each beat louder than the last.

“Wilbur, can these items be admitted as evidence for attempted murder?” Waldo’s voice broke the tense silence, calm but carrying an undeniable weight. “Take a closer look. Every one of these is a lethal weapon. Fortunately for Corrine, she has trained in self-defense since childhood and always knew to stay on guard. Otherwise, a fragile woman like her would have been slaughtered on the spot.”

frozen, unable

A fragile woman?

that? The image of Corrine single-handedly taking down eight men, leaving them barely breathing, flashed through

That was a force of

with theatrical flair only moments before, suddenly

it ashen. “She was the one who struck first! She is the one who injured my son! How

else chimed in. “This was nothing more than a fight!

𝖁𝗂𝖊𝗐 𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾: g𝗮𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⫽ⅽ𝗈𝗆

all this so-called evidence was planted to frame

which had been simmering

snorted sharply. “Officials like you always cover for each