The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 551

Hearing Raymond's voice, Citrine froze for a moment.

She stared at him blankly, letting him snatch the cigarette from her hand,

completely forgetting to protest.

Since they'd reconnected, Raymond had always gone along with her wishes. This was the first time she'd ever seen him act so firm.

Was this it, then? Was he starting to dislike her?

In this world, it was perfectly acceptable for boys to smoke, but when a girl did, all she got was gossip and judgmental stares.

Of course Raymond didn't like it. Who could blame him?

As Citrine brooded over how her image in Raymond's eyes was probably ruined,

she heard his gentle voice: "Smoking's bad for you."

She looked straight at him, her gaze unwavering, when suddenly she felt something pressed into her hand.

Glancing down, she saw it was a tin of peppermint candies.

met her eyes and said, "If you're

one. They're really

candy into her mouth, and the smoky bitterness was replaced by

right-the

the Dickson household was anything

at the tidal wave of rumors swamping the

Jeanette returned home

over and slapped her, one blow after another, so hard her cheek instantly

looked at him, shaken and scared, unable to believe

down with her. So she simply stared at her furious father, too afraid

watched

reporters. He'd just finished reading more

exposés about himself-worse than

might even be facing a lawsuit. His anger twisted his features as he glared at Jeanette, eyes full of regret and hatred. "I should never have let you and your mother into

with Citrine Carmichael behind my back, but I never thought you

trying to destroy me?" he spat, jabbing a finger at her in

this severe. Seeing the way her once-loving father now

what she could,