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?"

stared back at her, suddenly earnest. "How do

want doesn't

worry about." The Coopers were one of the wealthiest families in

and let

didn't respond, Hastings didn't

finished, Hastings drove Citrine

right away. Instead, he turned to her

glance, took the phone, quickly searched for her number, and sent the friend request back. Then she handed

couldn't hide his good mood. He blurted, “So, can I see you

hesitated, then shrugged. "Depends on

anything else, she slipped out of the

walk

girl-she was sly as

home that night, Hastings got a sudden urge and

of the movie screen and

rolled in

at you! Didn't think you'd actually pull it off—already got

you introducing her