NovelBookChapter 971: Even now, Sonia still struggled to believe that the complete downfall of the Burgess family was real.
Over the years, Corey had been involved in countless illegal dealings, yet somehow, every single time, he had slipped through the cracks, untouchable. No evidence ever stuck to him.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBut this twas different. Not only had the company's financial records been thoroughly investigated, but even the confidential roster had surfaced-the very list of powerful names Corey had relied on to protect him from the law's reach.
Those documents had always been kept under Corey's tight control, guarded like treasures even from her.
Yet the investigators had unearthed them with disturbing ease, as if they had been guided by invisible hands. Now, with the Burgess estate sealed off and the company dissolved into nothing, Sonia had been reduced to a pauper, stripped of everything in the blink of an eye.
For someone who had spent her life as a pampered socialite, accustomed to silken luxury and the envious gaze of others, the collapse of that golden world was unbearable.
Desperation had driven her to turn to the only circle she knew-her fellow socialites, the friends she had once wined and dined with, exchanging secrets over crystal glasses and laughter. Surely, among them, someone would offer a helping hand.
But reality delivered another slap. One by one, those so-called friends drew their curtains and shut their doors, pretending not to know her. None dared to be tainted by the Burgess name, terrified that even a whisper of association would drag them down too.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAfter agonizing hours of hesitation, Sonia gathered what little resolve she had left, rose to her feet, and made her way to the police station. The moment Leah saw her mother step inside, she instinctively got up.
"Mom-" Your hub for updates: gVlBefore she could even stand fully, a firm hand pressed her shoulder, guiding her back down into her seat. Sonia took the seat across from her daughter, inhaling deeply as though she needed the air to brace herself for what cnext. "Leah, no one is willing to help us anymore. There is only one chance left... unless=" "Unless what?” Leah leaned forward, her eyes flashing with a fragile hope she tried to mask with impatience. "Unless you apologize to Corrine and ask for her forgiveness."
The suggestion landed like a slap, and Leah's head jerked back in disbelief. "You wantto apologize to Corrine?" Her voice cracked with outrage. "I would rather die than apologize to her!"
Why should she? Corrine was nothing without Nate's protection. If Corrine aside, what Nate ever cast would she have left? Nothing. Leah's lip curled in contempt at the thought.
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