The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 70

Chapter 71

The atmosphere inside the private dining room was icy cold.

No one from the Iverson family touched their food. Each face looked grimmer than the last.

All of them sat in silence, eyes fixed on Citrine as she ate with apparent enjoyment, savoring each bite.

Sawyer, though clearly displeased by Citrine's attitude, managed to rein in his temper. After all, he had wrongly accused his daughter for so long; he could hardly blame her for being upset.

In as gentle a voice as he could muster, he said, "Citrine, the main reason we asked you here today is to apologize."

"We were wrong to accuse you."

As he spoke, Sawyer shot a meaningful glance at his two sons.

Norton, the eldest at twenty-five, was the first to respond. He rose stiffly to his feet. "Citrine, I misjudged you. I'm truly sorry," he said. But even as he apologized, he couldn't hide his air of superiority.

so smug about?

holier-than-thou act. You're not

attitude, and now it just made her

opened his mouth as if to retort,

he managed, "Even if we were wrong, that doesn't mean you should treat us

couldn't be bothered

making her uncomfortable, she'd make sure none of them could enjoy their meal

Citrine was still furious, shot another

son.

catching his father's eye, muttered grudgingly, "Sorry. I shouldn't have accused you." His apology was even less sincere

Citrine didn't even glance at him—she might as well have been listening to

it was

tears, her expression unchanged from before, as if she'd

Citrine watched, mildly amused.

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