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.

just to be associated with you. If you think I'm so ungrateful, why don't you go beg

He looked at Jeanette, searching her

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 alive today?

at school to bully her. You never trusted her either-you accused her, blamed her for everything. Some big

Citrine wouldn't blame you. If it were

mind was spinning, fragments of the past flashing through his head— Clifford's accusations, Jeanette's words. He stared at

found his voice. "So why did you always target 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 lie to everyone

“Because I wanted everyone to like me. I wanted to be the only daughter, the sole

take everything from Citrine. I wanted the Iversons to be mine,

had believed that Jeanette was just too young to cope with the family's downfall. Only now did he see the truth-she had been rotten at the core all along. The sweet, innocent act was just a mask for their benefit, and the three men of the Iverson family had been blind enough to

said coldly, his eyes empty of brotherly