The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 97

Chapter 98

She didn't realize what had happened until the next morning when Wilma mentioned it over breakfast.

"That dog stayed outside all night?" Citrine asked in disbelief.

Wilma nodded. "Yeah, just sat there under that old tree. Didn't even bark."

After finishing her meal, Citrine stuffed some jerky into her pocket and headed outside.

Sure enough, the black dog was still sitting by the front door. As soon as it saw her, its tail started wagging furiously.

Citrine had never liked dogs, and her last encounter with this one-when it jumped on her had left her with more than a few scars, both physical and mental.

She bent down, grabbed a smooth stone from the garden, and tossed it at the dog, trying to look as fierce as possible. "Go away!"

The stone hit the dog, but it didn't budge an inch.

Realizing that chasing it off with rocks was pointless, Citrine slowly edged closer, eyes fixed on its every move.

pulled a piece of beef jerky from her pocket

snatched the treat

jerky with its jaws, Citrine couldn't help but take a

eaten my food, you'd better not hang

driveway. Once the

Citrine kept throwing jerky farther and farther, until the dog finally disappeared from

end of it. But the next morning, on her way to school, Citrine noticed the black dog trailing behind her. Somehow, it

dog followed. Everyone just assumed it was hers; no matter how

class the gym

lot of students out here, and

my dog." Citrine had lost count of how many times she'd had to say

"If it's not

up trying to

She

she inched closer to the black

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