The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 414

"Kali!" Both of them cried out at once.

"What happened? Who did this?" Theo's face went pale. Kali had always been fragile, like a porcelain doll, and seeing her like this made his heart ache.

Without hesitation, he shot a glare at Citrine, who stood off to the side, detached and unconcerned. His voice shook with anger. "Was it her? Did she do this?"

Kali, on the verge of tears, shook her head quickly. "No, Citrine's just a kid. Don't be mad at her, big brother. It was my fault-I tripped and hit myself."

Hearing his little sister defend Citrine, Theo's expression darkened further. He glared at Citrine with barely contained fury. "You'd better watch yourself."

With that, Theo yanked Hastings away from Kali's side and fixed him with an icy stare. "If anything happens to my sister tonight, I swear, you'll regret it."

He didn't wait for a reply he just bent down, scooped Kali into his arms, and carried her straight out of the lounge.

Quentin, who was usually the class clown, suddenly looked deadly serious.

voice a harsh bark. “Hastings, Kali has aplastic anemia. If anything goes wrong, neither Theo nor I

knew her condition. But faced with his friends' accusations, he could only swallow his protest and keep

his glare on Citrine, who remained impassive, arms crossed, face unreadable. “You really are

reacted.

hit me!" Quentin gaped, clutching his cheek in disbelief. Not long ago, he'd been humiliated by Citrine

shut, I'll help

"Don't think I

before, and turned away, too contemptuous to

awkwardly to the side, saw the situation

sound reasonable. "Citrine, it really was your

laughed a sharp,

his cheek, unable to process what had just

two of them, grabbed her things, and left without a

of the lounge, her