The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

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 fact that someone at Havencrest actually dared provoke this powerful

you, come with us to the station." The lead officer's voice was cold as he broke

thunderous as

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

eyes darkened. He looked up and, sure enough, spotted a slender figure on the

eyes met across the room, and in Citrine's gaze,

actually had the nerve

Theo snapped,

tall and pointed straight at the

you, wasn't it?" Though it sounded like a question,

wiped the smile from her face, her expression returning to its usual innocence. She met Theo's gaze without a hint of fear. "I'm sorry, what are you talking about?

a

cause him any real trouble, but

had always been the one to make others look foolish, never the other way around. This was the first time anyone dared

gone unnoticed. While most people failed to catch the

Raymond a sharp look. "Well, you've certainly raised a

isn't off-limits to

had eyes only for Citrine,