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.

all, who wouldn't want to witness a scandal

someone at Havencrest actually dared provoke this powerful heir-clearly, someone

officer's voice was cold as he broke up the group, stopping the

was thunderous as

troublemakers were escorted straight out of the party. "Bro, it had to be that girl

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

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

had the

Theo snapped, shaking off the officer's

and pointed straight at the

it sounded like a question,

from her face, her expression returning to its usual innocence. She met Theo's

a long moment before finally looking

cause him any real trouble, but still-he'd

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

Citrine hadn't gone unnoticed. While most people failed to catch the subtle exchange, every member of

look. "Well,

to her." With that, he stalked

meanwhile, had eyes only for Citrine, ignoring