The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 370

"Crestwood Art Gallery's hosting an exhibit tomorrow. I bought tickets-want to go together?" Hastings texted.

Citrine glanced at her calendar. Nothing scheduled for tomorrow. She typed back quickly: "Sounds good!"

Meanwhile, at the club.

Theo and the guys were drinking in a private lounge, laughter echoing off the walls. They lounged on the sofas, legs crossed, each with a couple of fresh-faced college students at their sides—everyone except Hastings, who sat alone in a corner, hunched over his phone.

He must've just gotten a message, because a small smile curled on his lips before he could help himself.

Someone nearby caught the change in his expression and ribbed him, grinning, “Hastings, what's up with you lately? You're glued to that damn phone every night."

Then, as if hit by a sudden realization, the guy's eyes went wide. "Wait-don't tell me you've got yourself a girlfriend?"

Hastings just shot him a flat look, said nothing, and dropped his gaze to his phone again.

Citrine's short reply, a quiet happiness filling his

shoved away the sweet-looking brunette beside him and sat up straighter, eyes narrowed in

at Hastings and teased, "Come on, when did this happen? Is it that 'pain in the ass'

fixed their attention on

resigned little laugh. "It's her. But she's not

but smile again. "But I'm pretty sure

wandering around in a daze, clutching your phone like

the peace of not having to compete with Hastings

Hastings for a moment, his tone abruptly serious. "I thought you liked Kali. Are

grown up together, and he'd seen firsthand how much Hastings doted on his

caught off guard by the question. He paused, then said carefully, "Now, I just see

her once, but it turns out, what I

shown him the truth-he'd always thought Kali was the one, but with Citrine, everything felt different. He only ever spoiled Kali like a sibling. Citrine, though... she made his heart race. She was the one he couldn't stop thinking about, the one who