The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 29

Over the past few years, the rest of the Chase family's businesses had either floundered or failed outright. If it weren't for a handful of research breakthroughs barely keeping them afloat, they'd have found themselves locked out of high society entirely.

The Chase family had crushed countless small companies along the way. Many of those were powerless to fight back after the Chases stole their research, and more than a few ended up bankrupt-some even lost everything, families included.

Frankly, the Chase family had no one but themselves to blame for the mess they were in now.

Ogden, for his part, fully approved of his granddaughter's choices. As long as she stopped stubbornly doing favors for the Iversons, he'd support just about anything she did.

And just like that, within a matter of days, the Chase empire collapsed.

When Amelia heard the news, she couldn't have been more delighted.

But as juicy as this gossip was, something else left her even more stunned- Citrine's real identity.

It was only that night, when she ran into Raymond, that Amelia learned he was Citrine's biological father.

The daughter of the Carmichaels-one of the most powerful families in

Havencrest. Talk about an impressive pedigree.

Amelia never imagined she'd end up as best friends with someone who was, in

heiress

even the wildest stories wouldn't

thinking it over, Amelia suddenly reached a

you were just born

a sip of water and sputtered it

gave Amelia a serious look. "Why do

could barely afford to eat. Did that sound like

Iversons, who adopted you, are old money. Your biological

it, Citrine, you were made for good fortune.

Citrine's eyes turned somber.

why did happiness always seem so far away, no

for money, she never had enough. Or rather, she

wasn't her money to spend.

she was little more than a stray they

dog eat a meal for his

the Carmichaels-she couldn't bring

this world, she could only rely on herself. The

*

Citrine packed her things and stepped out of the classroom, only to

the girl, then told