The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 301

Hastings Cooper's Adam's apple bobbed as he jerked Citrine's hand off his arm, his voice as cold as steel. "Sebastian Vesper belongs to Kali. You'd better not cross her, or I swear you'll regret it."

Good boy, Citrine thought with a wry smirk. What a shame he's Kali Glenwood's lapdog.

She sighed, shrugged as if none of it mattered, and drawled, "What are you going to do to me? Keep making my life hell?"

Hastings sneered. "Yeah, and so what? I'm your instructor. I've got plenty of ways to make you pay. Try stealing someone from Kali, and I'll ruin you. No one's going to stop me."

"Ruin me?" Citrine echoed, intrigued, then broke into a sudden laugh. "Careful, you're starting to sound exciting."

"Lunatic," Hastings grumbled-he'd never met anyone like her before. Completely at a loss, he practically bolted out of sight.

As soon as he was gone, Citrine's playful expression faded. The corners of her mouth flattened, her eyes turning cold.

In her last life, she'd hidden who she was and spent ten years in a secret relationship with Theo Glenwood. His brothers had made it their mission to torment her.

Well, this time around, it was her turn to have a little fun at their expense.

Tonight, the moon over Crestwood was especially bright. Citrine lifted her gaze to the sky, and out of nowhere, thought of Raymond Carmichael.

his day? Was he working

only been a day since they'd last seen each other, yet

look flickered

then, a phone chimed, snapping her back to the

her phone. Citrine turned, and unexpectedly met

already left this part of campus, but somehow Sebastian had slipped in without a sound, nearly making her jump. Citrine instinctively took a step back. "Were you... standing there this whole

slightly, not bothering to deny it.

a moment, the air between them was

unwilling to let it go. "So... you heard everything I said

Sebastian nodded.

pressing her lips together. Outwardly, she looked calm, but inside, she was far from

with Hastings would assume the

had no idea what Sebastian was thinking, and the uncertainty made

reassure her. "Not at all. You're the kindest

aware that Citrine wasn't nearly as harmless as she appeared, but he also

she'd gone out of her way to help him,

sincere, but she couldn't tell if he was being honest-or if she