The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

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Sonia could see the storm brewing in her daughter’s eyes. She understood the bitterness, the humiliation simmering beneath Leah’s defiance. But the cold reality was undeniable—the Burgess family’s only faint hope lay in Corrine’s hands.

Swallowing pride now, no matter how bitter the taste, was a small price to pay if it meant the family could one day crawl out of the ashes. If they could endure this humiliation, they would have all the time in the world to even the score when they were strong again.

“Leah.” Sonia’s voice softened as she reached across the table, her fingers curling gently around her daughter’s hand. “You have been sitting in this cold room, thinking, replaying everything in your mind. Tell me, have you really not wondered why our family collapsed so fast, so thoroughly?”

Her gaze locked onto Leah’s, her words heavy with implication. “Those documents—the very evidence that buried us—were always kept by your father alone. No one knew where they were. Yet they were uncovered so effortlessly. Do you truly believe that all of this is just some unfortunate coincidence?”

“I’m positive this isn’t just some random chance,” Leah said, her face calm and composed. “The only reason she struts around like she owns the place is because Nate’s got her back.”

Without Nate, crushing Corrine would be a walk in the park.

Leah had believed that once Bruce walked out on Corrine, she’d be left with nothing but scraps. But who could’ve guessed fate would throw her into the path of someone as powerful as Nate?

It was a real shame she didn’t bump into Nate first and get in his good graces. If she had, would Corrine even stand a chance now?

Sonia’s patience was wearing thin. Watching Leah still so clueless made her both annoyed and disheartened. “When did you start being so gullible? Do you really think Corrine’s only leaning on Nate? If she didn’t have something solid behind her, would she dare pull all these outrageous stunts? Where do you think all that proof came from? Haven’t you heard the rumors? People are saying Corrine’s actually Carl Ford’s granddaughter!”

Hearing this, Leah’s heart gave a sudden jolt.

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She’d had her suspicions for a while.

Still, she never imagined life could throw such a twist her way. Or maybe, deep down, she just refused to believe it. The idea that Corrine might outrank her was too much to swallow.

To Leah, Corrine had been from a lowly family. A woman like that was supposed to stay beneath her forever.

“I know exactly what’s running through your head,” Sonia said, easily reading Leah’s expression. “But think about it. If this wasn’t true, why would Jules constantly stand behind Corrine? If she wasn’t Carl Ford’s granddaughter, why would powerful men like Jayden and Waldo go out of their way to protect her?”

To ordinary people, Jayden and Waldo seemed like they belonged to another world entirely—too high up to even notice ordinary folks. Why would they jump at Corrine’s every command so easily?

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