The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 49

Chapter 50

It felt like being watched by a venomous snake utterly chilling.

Yet, there was something oddly familiar about that face. Citrine racked her brain, trying to recall where she might have seen him before, and before she realized it, she'd drifted off in thought.

Theo caught her staring and narrowed his eyes, a faint crease appearing between his brows.

"Are you here to stand up for him?" For some reason, seeing her attention fixed on another man made Theo distinctly uncomfortable.

Citrine turned away, her gaze cool as she met Theo's eyes. "I don't even know him."

"Sorry to interrupt. I'll let you get back to it."

With that, Citrine quietly turned and walked away.

Theo suppressed his strange irritation, forcing himself to look elsewhere.

Barely five minutes after Citrine left, the police arrived.

Their entrance was anything but subtle; suddenly, everyone at the party was looking at Theo.

witness a scandal involving the city's most notorious golden

at Havencrest actually dared provoke this

with us to the station." The lead officer's voice was cold as he broke up the group, stopping the one-sided

as he faced

straight out of the party. "Bro, it had to be that

eyes darkened. He looked up and, sure enough, spotted a

the room, and in Citrine's gaze, Theo caught a glimmer of

actually had the nerve to cross

Theo snapped, shaking off

stood tall and pointed straight

like a question,

expression returning to its usual innocence. She met Theo's gaze without a hint of fear. "I'm sorry, what

a long moment before finally looking

but still-he'd been humiliated

make others look foolish, never the other way around. This was the first time anyone dared turn

While most people failed to

sharp look. "Well,

Even Theo isn't off-limits to her." With

meanwhile, had eyes only for

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