The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 336

This guy seemed to have a thing for her.

The moment Hastings heard her words, he practically exploded. "What nonsense are you spouting? Why would I be jealous over you? You stole Kali's guy, if anything, I can't stand you!"

Citrine just curled her lips into a half-smile, looking at him with mock sympathy. "That's for the best. Whatever you do, don't fall for me. Trust me, anyone who does ends up miserable."

It was as if Hastings had been jabbed with a live wire his face twisted in annoyance. "Don't flatter yourself. I already like someone else."

Deep down, he reminded himself: There's no way I'd ever like this brat. Kali's the only one I've ever cared about.

"Good." Citrine's voice was cool and indifferent. With that, she pressed the accelerator and picked up the pace.

By the time they hit the five-mile mark, people were already dropping behind.

One of the team members, absolutely wiped out, just collapsed on the roadside and refused to budge.

up," Hastings hissed, glancing up to make sure Citrine hadn't noticed. Seeing she was busy with the lead vehicle, he leaned down and tried to haul the guy

gulping air. "I can't do it, Captain.

more stragglers stumbled up, then flopped down in the dirt, too tired to care. "I'm out too, Captain. No way I'm running

going to kill us with this pace," someone

around from the front seat? If she's so tough, she should be

of ridiculous ideas. She's a demon, I swear, she'll be the

barked, "Enough. All of you,

at the slumped figures, frustration clear in his voice. "Those of you still standing, help carry the gear for the ones who can't keep up. Today we have to finish this ten-mile run-no excuses. If we don't, no one's ever

he wanted was to be humiliated in front of that

that, he ordered, "Move out. Keep

sir!" the group answered

they chose, but Hastings was their captain. His word carried weight-there

out Instructor Carmichael, but when Hastings gave a

teammates helping share the load, even the most exhausted among them found a second wind, and their steps