The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 78

Chapter 79

Alicia's face was already streaked with tears; in this moment, she let go of the last shreds of her pride.

"Citrine, I regret everything," she choked out.

Her voice echoed across the room as she called out to Citrine.

Citrine hesitated, taken aback. She knew exactly how proud Alicia was-and just how hard it must have been for her to say those words.

But what did it matter to her now?

Alicia had been the one to betray her first.

With a quiet, almost mocking laugh, Citrine replied, "Too bad there's no such thing as a second chance in this world."

She paused, then added, "Everyone has to live with the consequences of their choices. I'll leave you with that."

back to that time-years ago when she'd lied for Jeanette, and Citrine, by terrible coincidence, had just learned that she'd lost all hearing in

then, asking, "Do you regret it? If you hadn't saved me, you wouldn't have lost your hearing in that

shutting her out. She'd only given a flat, distant reply: "Everyone has to live with the consequences

heard those words thrown

welled up in her chest. Months of shame and guilt finally broke her

sorry, Citrine. I shouldn't have

risked yourself to save me, your ear would never

much every time you ignored me. I started picking fights with you at school just to get your attention. And when I saw you making new friends, I just... I couldn't stand it. I was jealous-furious, even. Why

cries were

her, her eyes cold

betrayed me because of your family," she said quietly. "We're

tried hard not to revisit-always brought

sparing Alicia another glance. As

to her left ear, her best friend's betrayal, her family's lack of trust, the ridicule and bullying from classmates. All those painful experiences seemed to

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