The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 285

Travis looked at Citrine with a pitiful expression, then glanced over at the innocent, wide-eyed cat. He pressed his lips together, resigned.

"I'll make her apologize to you," Citrine said, trying not to laugh at how both amused and sympathetic she felt.

After all, even pets had to take responsibility for their mischief.

Putting on her sternest face, Citrine lowered her voice. "Happy, come here."

The little cat heard Citrine's call and immediately perked up, her tail twitching with excitement. She bounded onto Citrine's lap, rubbing her soft, furry head insistently against Citrine's arms.

Citrine couldn't help but give Happy's fluffy face a gentle-but firm-squeeze. "You can't just bully my brother like that. Go apologize to him."

Everyone in the room assumed Citrine was just playing along, not really expecting the cat to understand a word. After all, it was just a cat-how could it possibly know what was being said?

But the moment Citrine gave the order, Happy let out a soft meow, hopped onto the coffee table, and trotted straight over to Travis.

Convinced she was about to scratch him again, Travis reflexively shielded his face with his hands.

When nothing happened, he slowly peeked out from behind his fingers.

Coon sat up on the table, tilting her head before raising one paw and folding it in an unmistakable "sorry" gesture—a move so adorable and absurd that

with a laugh. "Alright, alright. Seeing as you know you were wrong, I'll

big tail a

some magic in her she actually understands what you're saying," Weston muttered, still surprised by the cat's

a

Happy: "Meow!"

Weston: "..."

Raymond: "..."

Travis: "..."

an end, school ramped up the pace of review. For the next few months, Citrine studied day and night, rarely

begin with, and now, buried in

made sure the family chef sent over hearty soups and nutritious

her, but he knew he couldn't. The only thing

months flew by, and before they knew it, June

test center. Even

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remember your