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The venom in his words confirmed everyone's worst suspicions in an instant.
Throughout the room, faces turned toward Corrine with contempt, whispered judgments passing between guests
as they pointed fingers without hiding their disdain.
A flash of cold aggression flickered in Nate's eyes—sharp and deliberate, like a blade drawn just for Bruce. “Mr.
Ashton, is this outburst because you've had too much to drink?”
The confidence drained from Bruce's face, his bold front crumbling in an instant. His lips parted, but no words
came.
“Everyone crosses paths with a few lowlifes in their youth.” Corrine’s voice sliced through the tension, cold and
steady, her eyes sweeping over Bruce. “You were the one who leftin the past, Mr. Ashton. So why keep
pesteringnow? Playing the heartbroken fool—have you forgotten you leftat the altar? We spent three
years together, and | treated you with nothing but respect. | never once wronged you. But the Ashton family?
They had no shtaking everything | gave and bleedingdry. And you—while | was loyal—you were
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtsneaking around with Leah, plotting behind my back. So tell me, who's the one that should be apologizing?
Adults face their failures. We're done, Mr. Ashton. So when you see me, do us both a favor and keep quiet. Be the
ex who acts like he’s invisible. Keep bothering me, and | won't hold back.”
Every word landed with force, unwavering and undeniable. Bruce stood frozen, stripped of excuses.
The crowd murmured, looking at Bruce with disgust.
At first, everyone assumed Bruce's claims meant Corrine had been unfaithful—but now, it looked like she was
actually the one who had been wronged.
Everyone now had a different impression of Bruce. Unfaithful. Manipulative. Desperate.
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The murmurs around Bruce slowly snapped him out of his daze. As awareness crept in, the weight of his reckless
behavior hit him, leaving him suspended in a fog of disbelief and confusion.
He couldn’t deny that finding out Corrine was the Ford heiress had thrown him into a spiral of anger and
resentment. It felt like she'd deceived him.
But that didn’t excuse his outburst. Nothing could justify what he'd done.
Even with his senses numbed by alcohol, the fear and unease Nate instilled in him should've kept him from ever
crossing that line. What cover him? It was like he'd lost control of his own body.
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