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.

who wouldn't want to witness a scandal involving the city's most notorious

at

lead officer's voice was

expression was thunderous as he

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

sure enough, spotted a slender figure

met across the room, and in

had the

snapped, shaking

tall and pointed straight at the girl

it sounded like a question, there was no doubt in

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

at her for a

but

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

gone unnoticed. While most people failed to

a sharp look. "Well, you've

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

eyes only for Citrine, ignoring Weston's

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