The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 356

"Is that okay?" Norton's voice trembled with excitement.

"Of course," Lisa replied with a grin. "You're Citrine's brother, after all."

With that, Lisa led Norton downstairs to the dorm building.

"Wait here, Citrine's brother. I'll go get her," she said, then hurried upstairs to deliver the news.

Citrine assumed it was Travis waiting for her. She hadn't seen Travis in a while, and, truth be told, she missed her silly older brother.

She threw on the first sweater she could find and practically skipped down the hallway, calling out before she'd even left the dorm, "Brother Travis!"

Her voice was sweet as honey.

Norton froze.

How many times had Citrine called him just like that? No matter how badly he'd treated her growing up, she'd always chased after him, calling, "Brother Norton!"

But now, the name on her lips had changed-Brother Travis.

face, and it felt like someone had reached into his chest and twisted his

Travis was waiting. These days, Travis was the only brother in her world. If she'd

across her face when she didn't see Travis. That's when her eyes landed

knit together

had

to face her. He pressed his

the Iverson family? First Clifford showed up begging forgiveness, now Norton

could hardly

answer, Norton's expression grew pained. “Citrine, I know everything now. I was wrong to accuse you. It

not my brother. I

voice cold. "And as for your apology, I don't accept it. I will

gone too far. He didn't expect her forgiveness—he couldn't even look

asked quietly, "Do you... hate

glint in her eyes. "Hate you? Of course I do. I

flinched at her words. He'd expected her to resent him, but not to

afraid to shatter the fragile

destroy me and then patch me up again? You've always been ridiculous,