The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 353

Norton stared at his sister in disbelief, anger flaring for the first time in his life.

"Jeanette, after all these years, what has the Iverson family ever done to wrong you? We treated you like a princess-isn't that enough?"

His voice shook with frustration. "Now that the family's lost everything, you suddenly look down on us. How could you be so shallow and vain?"

He spoke through clenched teeth. "Clifford was right. You really are ungrateful."

The Iverson Group had gone under; the family held no value for Jeanette anymore.

Now, with Norton's finger pointed in her face and his words ringing out, Jeanette had no intention of holding back.

associated with you. If you think I'm so ungrateful, why don't you go beg Citrine to come back? She actually cared about you all-look where that got her. In

Jeanette, searching her face.

"Honestly, Norton, you're the ungrateful one here, not me. If I remember right, it was Citrine who brought you home from that orphanage. Without her, who knows if you and your brother would even be

gave a bitter laugh. "Clifford led the kids at school to bully her. You never trusted her either-you accused her, blamed her for everything. Some big brothers

Citrine wouldn't blame you. If it were me,

flashing through his head— Clifford's accusations, Jeanette's words. He stared at her,

Citrine? She was the one who donated blood to save Clifford, she took care of him when he was sick, she gave him gifts. Why did you

unrepentant. “Because I wanted everyone to like me. I wanted to be the only daughter, the sole heiress of the Iverson

Citrine. I wanted the Iversons to be

family's downfall. Only now did he see the truth-she had been rotten at the core all along.

his eyes empty of brotherly affection, filled