The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 58

Travis arched a brow, the corners of his mouth twitching with a smirk he couldn't quite suppress.

His little sister sure had a sharp tongue-but he had to admit, he liked it.

Regina's face shifted through a whole palette of emotions before she finally gave up pretending.

Her expression turned sullen and she looked plaintively at Citrine. "Citrine, what did I ever do to you? Why would you say something like that about me?"

Citrine looked genuinely puzzled, her brow furrowed. "Didn't you just say you spend your days goofing off at Elegance Peak Academy?"

Regina was left speechless.

Unbothered by the attention, Citrine set down her fork and spoke evenly, "The tuition at Elegance Peak Academy runs into tens of thousands a year, and you're just wasting time there. What would you call that, if not a waste?"

She paused to consider, then added with utmost seriousness, "Honestly, I think that money would do a lot more good if it was donated to kids who can't even afford to go to school. At least that would count as charity."

Looking as if she was simply stating the obvious, Citrine's words made Regina's composure finally crack.

at Elegance Peak Academy! You're being

fork so tightly her knuckles turned white, her

pressed on, her words sharp as ever. "Oh, well, you should have just said you're the top of your class! Why tell everyone you're just slacking

mistake," Citrine replied, her tone deliberately

left flustered, at

turned to the old man at the

on

finally intervened. "Enough. That's quite

at Elegance Peak

smile faded from Citrine's

onto the table, the sound

directly, voice full of scorn. "Older sister? Please. I'm top of my class at Havencrest Prep, but you never tell her to

act like you're being fair."

one calling the shots, had never once been spoken to like this by someone so much younger. His

is the daughter

leaving." If the Carmichael family was turning into

Citrine stood