The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 379

The girl in the leather jacket shot them both a sly grin. "Oh, I get it, I get it. You two aren't officially together yet, huh?"

Before Citrine could say a word, the girl plowed on. "Sis, your boyfriend's

photography skills are amazing-seriously, this guy must have a degree in it or something."

She leaned in, lowering her voice conspiratorially. "By the way, mind if I ask where you found your boyfriend? I'd like to get one for myself."

Citrine just stared, momentarily speechless.

Sebastian looked equally thrown.

Even the leather jacket girl's boyfriend, Balaam, seemed to bristle. Did she think he was invisible?

Citrine's eye twitched. She turned to the girl and deadpanned, "He only sells retail, not wholesale, so I have no idea."

That did it—Sylvia Watkins burst into laughter, nearly choking.

"Oh my god, are you for real? You are way too cute." Tears of mirth sparkled in

her eyes.

watched the scene unfold, the corners of his mouth

She leaned forward. "Hey, I'm Sylvia, and this is my boyfriend, Balaam.

Carmichael. And this

some reason, Sylvia found herself instantly drawn to this

girl. She whipped out her phone and asked

pulling up her

between them disappeared, and they felt more like old friends

they'd connected, she waved Balaam over to move their stuff next to Citrine's,

take decent photos." Sylvia scrolled through Citrine's pictures with clear admiration. "You have no idea what I look like in my

dubious. "Seriously? That

undeniable charisma, seemed the least likely person to take a bad photo. Citrine couldn't even imagine what Sylvia meant by

yourself." Sylvia heaved a dramatic sigh, then held out her

Balaam surrendered

Sylvia opened his gallery and began showing Citrine the

right down the middle, her tall, statuesque figure weirdly compressed so she looked more

washed in an eerie

ghostly smear that could have been a

could only