The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

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.

warning glare at the newcomer. "What

sister in person, only to stumble upon the lively scene: Citrine, surrounded by friends, all

of envy twisted

to take racing, to mess around with, to look out for. When his aunt finally had a baby girl, he'd

years, he'd finally found her. But she already

easygoing, but he wasn't clueless. He could see how well these guys

his gaze

"Citrine, let's go. Don't pay attention to

ready to

as he stepped in front of them, arms

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

frowned, her answer blunt

she added, "And I'm not your sister. I won't

words left no

one thing: she could