The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 281

The big screen flickered to life, showing footage from five o'clock. At that hour, parents and students hadn't arrived in full; a steady trickle of people drifted in and out of the auditorium.

Nothing seemed out of the ordinary at first. But at precisely 5:10, someone appeared onscreen, moving furtively toward Citrine's seat.

She glanced left and right, making sure no one was watching, then quickly reached into Citrine's bag and snatched something out-nobody could quite see what. In a panic, she hurried away.

As she left, she cast a nervous glance over her shoulder. That single glance was all it took her face was caught clearly for everyone to see.

"Jeanette!" someone gasped. "No wonder she was the loudest just now-she's the thief!"

"She always acts so meek and fragile. Who would've thought she was stealing behind everyone's back?"

"She's never been trustworthy. Have you all forgotten how she tried to blame Citrine for pushing her down the stairs?"

their speech notes right before going onstage, they'd be humiliated

Jeanette was that

she even turned her back on her own brother. She's always been ungrateful. And let's not

at Jeanette's family, muttering curses under their breath. Jeanette sat frozen, her face drained

shield herself with her handbag and

returned to the country, hoping to make a splash, and now he was being dragged into this humiliating mess. And of all people, it was his own daughter. No matter how

infamous, Jeanette couldn't take it anymore. She burst into tears

escape, Citrine's voice rang out over the microphone, stopping her in

and gracious, while Jeanette looked just

eyes were cold, filled with contempt, but she swallowed her humiliation and forced herself to

replied, "It's all right. I believe Jeanette will change for

she had no choice but to grit her teeth and choke down

spare her another glance. With the matter settled, she