The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 32

Everyone assumed it was Citrine who started the fire-that she'd tried to kill Jeanette.

Overnight, she became the Iverson family's pariah.

Later, when she went back to school, Citrine sought out Alicia, and Alicia promised she'd come to the house that night to testify on her behalf.

That evening, Citrine was in high spirits; finally, she would clear her name. But reality was cruel.

The girl who once stood by her side through everything-Alicia-pointed at her and said, word by word, "It was her. She's the one who tried to burn Jeanette alive."

The last light in Citrine's eyes flickered out.

From that moment on, she lost her left ear-and her best friend.

Citrine pulled herself out of the memory.

Suddenly, she laughed.

voice tinged with

shook her head. "The Chase family brought this on themselves. Their downfall is their

hated Alicia, but taking down Chase Group Holdings, acquiring everything

what the Chase

any way to save my family?" Alicia's voice trembled. She already knew

Citrine had once risked her life

knew, deep down, even her own parents might not have done the same. Citrine didn't hesitate

broken smile. In

afraid if she didn't say it,

that day, guilt gnawed at her every time she saw Citrine. Over time, that guilt twisted into something darker. She started to resent Citrine for cutting her

hated that Citrine ended their friendship because of

her pick fights, bully and provoke

more like the

back now, the kind, gentle girl she'd once been seemed

come this far-there was nothing left to

didn't mean to

heiress, and if I didn't lie to protect her, if I crossed the Iversons, he'd throw Mom and me out