Chapter 201 Spare Me The Apologies
Farris gave his son a weary smile, saying, “It seems time has finally overtaken me…”
His life’s long list of achievements now seemed trivial compared to how a young
woman had cleverly outplayed him.
“Farris, what’s our plan?” Tracy broke her stunned silence, her face marked by desperation as she turned toward him.
Farris met her anxious look with calm resolve. “We’re clearly in the wrong. Our best
move is to sincerely apologize and seek forgiveness.”
Upon hearing this, Millard and Tracy exchanged a concerned glance.
Would Corrine ever accept an apology from the Ashton family?
No, she wouldn’t!
The Ashton family already knew that all too well.
However, they understood the importance of at least offering an apology to salvage
their standing in the public eye, regardless of her response.
Farris wasn’t the only one to grasp this; Bruce recognized it too.
Corrine had deftly placed the Ashton family under a public microscope with her calculated reveal of the photos and her ensuing dramatic act.
She had successfully cast Bruce as the villain.
Bruce, fully aware of Corrine’s strategic acumen, had hoped that their shared history would temper her actions.
He was unprepared for her to proceed with such calculated coldness.
Rising to his feet with Leah in his arms, Bruce took a moment before addressing Corrine,
saying, “I’m sorry.”
Corrine watched him, her expression unreadable as she waited for him to elaborate.
“I am responsible. I caused you pain and also hurt Leah indirectly. I am willing to do whatever it takes to make amends,” Bruce said earnestly.
Yet, his words seemed to leave no impression on Corrine.
She stood silently, formidable yet composed, like a dispassionate spectator watching a struggle unfold with clinical detachment.
She casually said, “You’ve already committed the actions you’re apologizing for, so spare me the apologies.”
“Miss Holland, despite your feelings toward me, must you seek vengeance in such a manner? Since your separation from Bruce, it seems you’ve orchestrated everything leading to this moment as retribution. But consider, is this just toward Farris or Bruce? They’ve been earnestly trying to reconcile with you…”
Leah’s voice broke with emotion as she subtly suggested that Corrine was actually the one betraying their kindness.
“Am I not justified to feel resentful?” Corrine confessed her bitterness, her lips curving
into a frosty smile. “He lied to me, robbed me of three years, shattered all my future
dreams! And you, knowing we were to be wed, still pursued him! You’ve earned this
fate! You once deemed the Ashton family beneath you, opting to study abroad. Now,
seeing their success, you rush back to him! Why should I suffer while you reap the
rewards?”
Corrine’s assertive retort left Leah stunned, her face draining of color.
“Quite the scene, isn’t it? A side piece meddling in affairs yet daring to cast blame?” a
sarcastic voice echoed from the audience..
These remarks ignited whispers and murmurs.
“Meddling in affairs and still feeling righteous?”
“You have no fear of karma when doing shameless things, but you’re scared of being hated? What a joke!”
“You chose to be the other woman and yet dare to cast blame on others?”
In moments, Leah was branded with the labels of “the other woman” and “opportunist.”
Leah’s face reddened with fury before turning deathly pale. She shot Corrine a furious
glare.
