The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1039:

Everyone knew these competitions required not just expertise but physical prowess of the highest order.

Most participants were men, and even among the few women who dared, most were eliminated after the third round.

But Corrine had made it to the knockout stage.

The room studied her slight figure, trying to reconcile the delicate woman before them with the grueling, tough competition Doug spoke of. It was hard to believe she’d endured that level of training.

“Doug, are you sure you’re not confusing her with someone else?” Rosalie managed to regain her composure, her voice tinged with disbelief. She tore her gaze away from Corrine, turning toward Doug with a stiff smile. “Miss Holland just mentioned she has one of those average faces. You—”

“Impossible!” Doug shot her down immediately. “A few years ago, I visited the competition site as a guest, and Miss Holland was definitely there.”

Among all the rugged, muscle-bound men, Corrine had stood out like a white rose in a sea of thorns, her beauty pure and striking.

Mr. Burton,” Corrine

didn’t want anyone to know what had

had only entered the competition to spite

buried deep—but now Doug was dragging it back into the

oblivious to the weight of her words, Doug took her comment as a simple praise of his sharp memory. “It’s not just about my memory. Your

“I’m not interested,” spoken boldly in front of the entire

moment impossible to

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serene smile, though her

not caught

catching the dim light in a flash, as though it had a

quickly, saying, “Let’s focus on eating.” The