The Jilted Heiress' Return to the High Life - Chapter 304

Chapter 304:

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“If she’s willing to forgive, we’ll hold a press conference and clear her name.”

Tracy’s eyes flared with frustration.

“Are you serious, Farris? Have you completely lost it? Corrine was the one who wronged us first! Now that her scandal has exploded, why should we go out of our way to salvage her reputation? And if Bruce publicly defends her, won’t that just humiliate him in front of everyone?”

“Enough!” Farris struck his cane against the floor with a forceful crack, the sound slicing through the room like a blade. The sheer authority behind it made Tracy go rigid, her voice dying in her throat.

“How did someone as disgraceful as you find their way into the Ashton family? If not for Corrine’s strategies all these years, do you really think this family would have survived its past crises? Everything you enjoy—your luxury, your comfort—is because of her efforts! Without her, what right do you have to live in such excess? If you hadn’t meddled in Bruce’s life, he would have married Corrine long ago, and none of this would be happening now! And yet you have the audacity to claim she’s the one who wronged us?”

For years, Farris had withdrawn from the family business, choosing a quiet retirement while Bruce took over the company. His absence had led everyone to believe the once formidable patriarch had softened with age.

Now, faced with his fury, the room fell into an uneasy silence. Not a single soul dared to breathe too loudly.

“Grandpa, I let Corrine down. I broke her trust, and no matter what I say, she won’t forgive me…” Bruce exhaled heavily, recounting every detail of his conversation with Corrine.

Farris’ expression darkened, his features taut with an unfamiliar gravity.

“She actually said that?”

Bruce gave a firm nod.

“She did.”

Tracy, who had been biting her tongue, finally snapped, “What ridiculous nonsense is Corrine spewing? Does she really think the Ashton family is as powerless as it was three years ago? Apologizing to her is a waste of time! Those scandalous photos from her so-called ‘kidnapping’—that was karma. People like her deserve—”

𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 @ 𝙜ⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀﹒ⅽ𝗼𝗺

“Deserve what?” Farris’ voice dropped to a chilling low, cutting through the air like a blade.

His eyes, though clouded with age, burned with a ferocity that sent an icy dread down Tracy’s spine. She swallowed hard, her bravado crumbling as she averted her gaze. The unfinished words died in her throat.

“As a member of the Ashton family, you’re supposed to carry yourself with grace. How dare you speak such venom?” Farris added.

Tracy clenched her fists.

“The truth always comes out eventually. Are we supposed to bury her disgrace?”

The longer she listened, the more it seemed Farris had lost his grip on reality. Instead of protecting the Ashton family’s reputation, he was defending Corrine—an outsider with no blood ties to them.

“Honestly, she did us a favor by leaving Bruce. If she hadn’t, he’d be the biggest joke in town by now! Once this spreads, the Ashton name will be dragged through the mud!”

“Enough! Not another word!” Farris’ cane struck the floor with a sharp crack.

“I’m still very much alive, and the Ashton family is not yours to rule!”

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