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.

affection on her face, and it felt like someone had reached

brother in her world. If she'd known it was Norton, she

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

Her brows knit together in

Lisa had mixed things

how to face her. He pressed his lips together

was wrong with the Iverson family? First Clifford showed up begging forgiveness,

could hardly

pained. “Citrine, I know everything now. I was wrong

not my brother. I have

as for your apology, I

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

"Do you... hate

"Hate you? Of

expected her to

He spoke softly, as if afraid to shatter the fragile moment. He didn't

want to destroy me and