The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 393

Chapter 395

At that moment, Citrine stood at the center of a crowd of friends.

Sylvan grinned, raising his hand in mock solemnity. "I swear, little sis, this is the highlight of my entire gaming career."

Carney let out a low whistle. "First time trying this strategy, and you pulled it off flawlessly. Seriously, you flattened Team Nine and wiped the floor with them. That was damn satisfying."

Springer's eyes sparkled with genuine admiration. "You took their whole supply cache by yourself. I already thought you were impressive, but you keep blowing us away. Today was on another level."

Travis snorted, a proud smirk tugging at his lips. "Well, what did you expect? She's my sister, after all."

The group groaned in protest. "Oh, come on, Travis. Don't be so possessive. She's everyone's little sister here."

All the praise put a real, honest glow in Citrine's eyes. For a moment, she allowed herself to feel a flicker of joy.

But it lasted less than five minutes. Travis's smile suddenly vanished, and his jaw tightened as he noticed someone approaching.

at the

come to congratulate his little sister in person, only to stumble upon the lively scene: Citrine, surrounded by friends, all sharing the thrill of victory. Travis kept ruffling her hair, and she didn't even shy away. She looked so genuinely happy, so at ease with

pang of envy twisted

look out for. When his aunt finally had a baby girl, he'd counted down the

years, he'd finally found her. But

might seem easygoing, but he wasn't clueless. He could see

ignored Travis completely, his gaze fixed

go. Don't pay attention to

ready

voice cracked with urgency as he stepped in front of them, arms

if he worried about scaring her. "Would you would you come home with me? Or maybe just to the hospital? We could... we could

her answer blunt

not your sister. I won't go with you for a DNA

left no room for

lessons of her past had taught Citrine one thing: she

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