Chapter 296

The smile at the corner of her mouth faded. "What's she doing here?"

"Who?" Hastings followed her gaze, a flicker of suspicion in his voice. "You mean Citrine Carmichael?"

Kali nodded. "Yeah."

Something seemed to cross her mind, and for a split second, a hint of malice glimmered across her face. She glanced at Hastings, trying to sound offhand. "By the way, with all these people going bare-faced, why is she the only one wearing makeup?"

Her eyes darted slyly. "Shouldn't someone ask her to take it off?"

The mention of makeup instantly brought this morning's incident to Hastings's mind, and his expression soured.

He clenched his jaw before replying, "That is her bare face. She isn't wearing makeup."

Kali was momentarily stunned.

"Maybe I was mistaken," she murmured, pressing her lips together. She glanced back at Citrine, and a wave of jealousy suddenly welled up inside her.

But with Hastings standing right beside her, she kept it hidden.

fond of

hesitated, then put on a reluctant air. "Remember I told you about that girl at Havencrest

"You don't mean her,

Kali nodded. "That's her."

for the attention of his beloved sister

worry. I'll make sure she gets what's coming to

tried to wave him off. “No, Hastings, really—it's my problem, you don't need to get

on, Kali. When have you ever been

that, and after chatting with

blew his sharp, commanding whistle, and everyone snapped to attention, lining

rang out, loud and clear. "Next-five hundred

"Five hundred? That's insane!"

let me

groans rippled

cut them off coldly. "Less whining, or I'll make

person dared protest again. Everyone dropped to

soared to a brutal 110 degrees-no

for air, arms

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