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.

sharp and mocking. "Well, whose fault is it that you're broke now? I'm embarrassed just to be associated with you. If you think I'm so ungrateful, why don't you go beg

looked at Jeanette, searching her face. "What are you trying to

it was Citrine who brought you home from that orphanage. Without her, who knows if you and your brother would even be alive

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

If it were me, I'd have hated you

was spinning, fragments of the past flashing through his head— Clifford's

Citrine? She was the one who donated blood to save Clifford, she took care of

I wanted everyone to like me. I wanted to be

Citrine. I wanted the Iversons to be mine, all

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

Norton said coldly, his eyes empty of brotherly affection, filled