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.

you've done, you've already been kicked

Academy, too.

the words through gritted teeth, already savoring the thought

name, let's see how arrogant

her piece, Alicia finally felt a

just kept on

And as

the Iverson family

to protect the Iversons, never

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

whether it was something she cared about or not, Jeanette only had to frown

Why?

wanted everything-glory,

outside the windows, but in

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

the Iversons?"

as ruthless, but compared to Sawyer, he was nothing. That monster

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