The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 583

Everyone was left speechless by Ingrid's bold move.

After seeing Ingrid take so many selfies with Citrine, Jane and Lisa exchanged a glance, unwilling to be outdone. "Citrine, we want a picture with you too!" they

chimed in, grinning.

The two of them rushed over, flanking Citrine on either side as they snapped their own set of photos.

Once everyone had their turn, Raymond stepped forward to corral the group toward the backyard. "All of you are my daughter's friends just relax and have fun. The Carmichael family isn't big on formalities."

Ingrid, ever the social butterfly, flashed him a bright smile. "Don't worry, Mr. Carmichael. We plan on making ourselves right at home."

and handed Citrine the knife to start cutting the

of the parents to play cards in the living room after cake. He made a point of leaving the younger crowd to their own

an age meant for carefree fun, but his precious daughter had thrown herself into

friends were gathered around the grill. Travis, along with Sylvan and the other guys, had taken it upon themselves to handle all the skewers and grilling, happily serving the girls,

from the moment Citrine walked in. Her biggest regret in life was choosing to attend Havencrest University. If only she'd

should

Ingrid sitting across from her, then deliberately scooted closer to Citrine, looping her arm through Citrine's and leaning in. "Citrine I've missed you so much. If I'd known, I would've gone to Crestwood too-then I'd be the one

and squeezed Amelia's hand affectionately. “I've missed you, too. But hey, once you graduate, you could always move

no matter where she was, she'd follow Citrine. Her parents had never cared much for her-Citrine was the only

as they were chatting, Travis called

said softly to Amelia,