The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 191

A week slipped by in a blur, and the end-of-term results from Havencrest

Preparatory Academy were finally posted.

Citrine logged onto the school's website to check her grades.

Total score: 749. First in her year. First in her class. Just like always—no surprises there.

She guessed the single point she'd lost was probably on her essay.

No sooner had she finished checking her grades than her phone buzzed. It was Travis, calling to invite her out to dinner.

Only when Citrine arrived did she realize it wasn't just the two of them. Amelia, Sylvan, Carney, and Springer were all there too, along with a crowd of students from Havencrest Technical College.

Citrine recognized most of them-they were regulars at the tutoring sessions she'd led for the college students.

Travis caught his sister's bewildered look and finally explained, "Citrine, we planned this dinner to thank you for all the time you spent tutoring us. Everyone's grades improved a ton this semester."

into the seat of honor at

from Citrine and Amelia, every table was filled with Havencrest

before finals. They'd picked today because the college

the top thirty of my year! I honestly never thought I could pull off something like

like a puppy waiting for praise. "Citrine, I scored a five-forty this time. Top

she ruffled his hair. "Great job,

grinning. "I got a five-twenty. Made the honors cut! All

piped up, "I scored five-twenty

added, "I got

to wriggle through the crowd and crouched in front

summoning her courage, fixed Citrine with a determined look. "There's something I want to say in front

grinned, her eyes narrowing playfully.

serious. "Citrine, I don't

Citrine: "..."

Travis: "..."

trying to process that when Dulcie plowed on. "After this past semester,