The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

They'd known each other forever-Alicia was that childhood friend she and Jeanette had grown up with.

Truth was, Alicia and she had been at odds since they were kids.

If anything, things were even worse now.

Watching Alicia stalk toward her, cheeks flushed with anger, Citrine couldn't help but let out a laugh.

"What's so funny?" Alicia demanded, her voice tight, as if she'd just landed a punch on a pillow.

Citrine watched Alicia struggling to keep her temper in check and thought, not without a trace of contempt, Still as clueless as ever. What a waste of energy- getting riled up over nothing.

She didn't bother to sugarcoat her words. "You've been runner-up for as long as anyone can remember, and yet you still have time to meddle in our business."

"If you really have that much free time, maybe you should hit the books and finally shake off your second-place streak."

Alicia's jaw clenched. Being called "runner-up" was the one thing she couldn't stand; it made her blood boil.

But as she remembered the rumors swirling around the school forums, her expression softened, if only a little.

those nasty things you've done, you've already been kicked out of the

matter of time before you're expelled from Primus Academy, too.

spat out the words through gritted teeth, already savoring the thought

Iverson name, let's see how

Alicia

kept on

family, I'm still me. And as for being

thought, losing the Iverson family would

she'd done everything to protect the Iversons, never once thinking about herself, giving up

things had never mattered. The only thing she'd ever longed for was

not, Jeanette only had to frown and it would fall right into

Why?

Citrine wanted everything-glory,

in the Carmichael Group's executive office, the temperature had plunged below

in a rage, hurling everything on his desk to the floor. Documents scattered everywhere as he glowered,

the Iversons?"

of himself as ruthless, but compared to Sawyer, he was nothing. That monster had sent an

noticed the child's strange mood at that dinner, he might never

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