The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 350

The movie ended just as dinner time rolled around, and Hastings took Citrine to an upscale restaurant.

After they ordered, their conversation drifted, light and sporadic.

Finally, Hastings mustered the nerve to ask what he'd been dying to know. "So... do you have a boyfriend?"

Without missing a beat, Citrine shook her head. "No."

Hastings pressed carefully, "And what's going on between you and Sebastian?"

Citrine's brow twitched, her tone flat. "There's nothing between us."

She set her fork down and looked Hastings straight in the eye. "You seem awfully interested in Sebastian and me. Are you jealous?"

Hastings scoffed, refusing to answer. "Sebastian's trouble, you know. He's got nothing to offer you."

Citrine thought, Well, the 'trouble' part's true, but being broke isn't exactly his problem.

Still, she had no intention of exposing Sebastian in front of Hastings. Between the two, she disliked Hastings more anyway.

Citrine's smile faded a little as she met his gaze. "So Sebastian has nothing to offer me. And you do?"

her, suddenly earnest. "How

I want

me, money's the last thing the Cooper family has to worry about." The

just smiled and let

didn't respond,

Hastings drove Citrine

didn't unlock the doors right away. Instead, he turned to her and, with a hint of stubbornness, handed over his phone.

took the phone, quickly searched for her number, and sent the friend request back.

hide his good

then shrugged. "Depends on my

say anything else, she slipped

alone, Hastings watched her walk away, torn

girl-she was sly as

that night, Hastings got a sudden

screen and a tub

in

think you'd actually pull it off—already got

are you introducing her