The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

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

time before you're expelled from Primus Academy,

spat out the words through gritted teeth,

see how arrogant you

piece, Alicia finally felt

however, just kept on smiling-cool,

Iverson family, I'm still me. And as for being expelled? That's never going

Iverson family would only make her

previous life, 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 the faintest trace of familial affection,

only

Why?

life, Citrine wanted everything-glory, success, and

outside the windows, but in the Carmichael Group's executive office,

his desk to the floor. Documents scattered everywhere as he glowered,

dare the

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

overseas. If he hadn't noticed the child's strange mood at that dinner, he might never have learned