The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

Chapter 962:

Tracy, on the other end of the line, was panicking, her voice rising. “The Burgess family is falling apart. Will this affect us? Will Leah bring us down? What should we do now? We need to act fast!”

Bruce remained unfazed. “The Burgess family’s troubles won’t touch us,” he said, turning off the TV with the remote. He lit a cigarette, took a long drag, and walked to the window. “I’ll call my friend at the police station and see what’s going on.”

“Alright, alright,” Tracy said, still anxious.

After the call ended, Bruce dialed his friend at the police station. He figured that even if he couldn’t get any real details, he could at least get a sense of the situation.

But to his surprise, the call went unanswered.

It was clear from his friend’s demeanor that the Burgess family’s situation was dire, and anyone caught up in it wouldn’t get off easy. Bruce’s face was grim, his expression cold as he smoked in silence, saying nothing.

His assistant, standing nearby, carefully watched him. After a long pause, he hesitated before finally speaking up. “Mr. Ashton, the board members are waiting for you in the conference room…”

Since the collapse of the Burgess family and Leah’s arrest, the board members had gathered in the conference room, almost as if they had planned it ahead of time.

Not long ago, news of Leah and Bruce’s engagement party had been all over the internet, and now Leah was in trouble. It wasn’t just the board members who were worried; the entire company was on edge. Bruce remained quiet, continuing to smoke his cigarette without a word.

At that moment, the office door opened, and Millard walked in. “Bruce, have you heard the news?”

Bruce put out his cigarette and responded with a shrug.

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“Then you must have heard that Corey hired some hitmen to kill Corrine,” Millard said.

Bruce’s brow furrowed. “Corey hired hitmen?”

“What? You didn’t know?” Millard studied Bruce’s face for a moment and then shared what he knew. “If it weren’t for messing with Corrine, do you think the Burgess family would’ve ended up like this? Do you know how many powerful people are backing her now?”

Bruce already knew that many influential figures were involved with Corrine.noveldrama

Seeing Bruce’s silence, Millard continued, “I heard that not only did the Ford family get involved, but Arion also stepped in. The Burgess family is finished. We should learn from this. From now on, show respect to Corrine when you see her.”

He paused for a moment, then gave Bruce a serious look. “You really need to rethink your marriage to Leah.” With that, Millard turned and walked out.

Bruce remained sitting on the sofa, dazed, unable to gather his thoughts for a long while.

At the Holland family house in Pinetree City, Dewey looked at the online reports with a sigh.

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