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 trivialpared to how a young


    woman had cleverly outyed him.


    "Farris, what''s our n?" 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, Mird and Tracy exchanged a concerned nce.


    Would Corrine ever ept 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 ced the Ashton family under a public microscope with her calcted reveal of the photos and her ensuing dramatic act.


    She had sessfully cast Bruce as the viin.


    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 calcted 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 borate.


    "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 yetposed, like a dispassionate spectator watching a struggle unfold with clinical detachment.


    She casually said, "You''ve alreadymitted the actions you''re apologizing for, so spare me the apologies."


    "Miss Hond, 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 sess, 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 me?" 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 me on others?"


    In moments, Leah was branded with thebels of "the other woman" and "opportunist."


    Leah''s face reddened with fury before turning deathly pale. She shot Corrine a furious


    re.