The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 84

Jeanette suddenly snapped. Tears streaming down her face, she screamed at the group, "You pathetic fools! What's the point of defending Citrine? The Iversons don't protect her anymore-even if she found her real dad, he's dirt poor! What does she have to compete with me? I was born to live the good life. My starting line is where her finish line ends!"

Citrine watched Jeanette's meltdown with mild amusement. Honestly, she found Jeanette a bit more tolerable like this-throwing a tantrum-than when she used to put on that pathetic, fragile act.

Jeanette's outburst sucked all the air out of the room. The classroom fell silent; no one had expected Jeanette, who always played the victim, to say something so venomous.

Most of the students at their school came from ordinary backgrounds. They naturally sided with Citrine, and Jeanette's words only made her more unpopular.

Finally, sobbing, Jeanette ran out of the classroom.

As soon as she was gone, a crowd formed around Citrine, everyone eager to reassure her.

"Don't listen to her, Citrine! Even without the Iversons, I know you'll do amazing things."

"It's their loss, honestly. The Iversons don't deserve a daughter like you."

...

forget that Citrine was the same high school girl who had forked over five million dollars to buy her way out of her family. That kind of money didn't just fall from the sky-it meant

was broke, but she couldn't be bothered to explain. Let

a while since she last checked the publishing contract for her novel. Suddenly remembering, Citrine

she was bombarded by a flood of notifications. There were endless comments from readers urging her to update, plus several

on the first

platform. Several companies are

signed the contract-could we have your

sent a string of nearly identical follow-ups, all either

Citrine sent over her phone

she hit send than her phone

that was

messages and, sure enough, saw a new

her phone chimed again and again with incoming messages. "Obsidian!

the hottest

to be working with someone as talented

probably don't know this, but I'm actually