The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 1426:

One should never extend mercy to the unrepentant. Such misplaced compassion only allows resentment to fester indefinitely.

“What you said today will haunt her for a lifetime,” Corrine observed with quiet certainty. “Regret or remorse—she may never find the path to self-forgiveness.”

Marcia’s stubborn resistance to change had always stemmed from her conviction that advancement at Ford Group lay beyond her reach. Now, faced with the revelation of Corrine’s true identity, Marcia finally comprehended the devastating magnitude of her miscalculation.

Natasha watched the ascending elevator numbers glow one by one and murmured thoughtfully, “One shouldn’t show mercy to those who betray their own kind, or everyone might perceive Ford Group as an easy target.”

Corrine’s lips curved into a satisfied smile. “You handled it perfectly.”

Just then, the elevator doors opened and Corrine and Natasha stepped out one after the other.

completed her work, amber light flooded

at her watch, deciding to gather her things and make an impromptu

stretched across the grounds of the

had deliberately kept her return a secret, wanting to observe

he moved to announce her arrival. She subtly

he noticed the gathering in the garden. Drawing closer to Corrine, he lowered his voice to a

arrangements?” Corrine froze, her eyes widening at

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Leland leaned in and

Corrine instantly. She marveled at how astonishingly fast Jules was moving, as if his

now these two were already

deep breath to steady herself, she