The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

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The Betrayed Heiress' Return to Elegance 14

Chapter 14 Withdrawal Of

Funds

Under Karina's gentle persistence, Corrine shared a brief account of her hospital encounter.

Mercifully, Karina's attention soon shifted to Bruce and Leah's situation. "Those two are absolutely revolting! In

your place, | would have struck her across the face!"

A subtle frost crept into Corrine's gaze. "Perhaps this experience will teach her something valuable."

Though she harbored no desire to waste energy on Leah, Corrine remained prepared to deliver a firmer lesson

should her previous warning fall on deaf ears. Mercy and excessive forgiveness had never been her defining

traits.

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Karina bobbed her head in agreement before declaring, “But Bruce won't escape consequences so easily!"

"What do you have in mind?" Corrine's curiosity peaked.

"I've withdrawn my investment," Karina announced with casual indifference. "The Ashton family only received

my funding because of you. Now that they've shown their true colors, why should | maintain any generosity?"

"You should have consultedfirst," Corrine admonished. "The Bayside project holds genuine promise. Sudden

withdrawal means sacrificing tens of millions! Isn't that recklessly wasteful?"

Karina tically flung herself beside Corrine, feigning devastation. "Tens of millions! My heart aches! You'll

have to make it up to me."

"Why should | compensate for your impulsive decisions?"

While their exchange maintained its playful warmth, on another floor of the hospital, Bruce's expression had

hardened into grave concern.

The Bayside project represented the Ashton Group's most significant recent venture, one that few within the

company had supported.

Bruce had fought relentlessly, attending countless meetings to secure vital investments. Now, at this crucial

moment, the withdrawal of funds struck like a thunderbolt.

"Contact the Brooks family immediately, whatever it takes!" Bruce's voice carried razor-sharp urgency.

"Yes, Mr. Ashton," his assistant responded promptly.

After ending the call, Bruce drew a steadying breath before returning to the hospital ward.

Inside, he found his mother, Tracy, examining Leah's forehead wound while sighing tically. "She always

lacked refinement! Fortunately, Bruce ended things when he did. Imagine the scandals such a woman would

have brought to our family!"

Bruce's arrival coincided with his mother's words, his brow furrowing at their harsh edge.

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When Leah caught Bruce's expression, vulnerability flickered across her features. "The fault lies entirely with me.

| shouldn't have appeared suddenly, creating misunderstandings with Corrine or affecting their relationship."

"You're not to blame," Bruce interjected, accepting the half-peeled apple from his mother. "What Corrine and |

had was mutually convenient. Even without your presence, it would have reached its natural end."

"Given her background, she never truly belonged with the Ashton family," Tracy remarked, undisguised contempt

coloring her words about Corrine. "Bruce's excessive kindness prevented him from outright refusing her

persistent marriage demands."

To her, the marriage had been nothing more than a blemish on the Ashton family's reputation, one that left her

the subject of ridicule among Lyhaton's social elite.

Leah lowered her gaze, projecting an aura of delicate fragility designed to evoke sympathy. "Years ago, when

false accusations threatened my father, he sentabroad overnight for protection. | missed my chance with

Bruce then, and now I've inadvertently hurt Corrine. Yet these feelings for Bruce have persisted through all these

years | cannot simply dismiss them."

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