The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 592

"What did you just say?" Theo's face drained of color-never in his life had he been humiliated like this.

"Nothing." Citrine shot him a look, the smile vanishing from her lips as quickly as it had appeared.

She glanced at her watch and smiled, composed. "It's getting late. I should go."

With that, Citrine turned on her heel and started to walk away.

"I'll kneel." Watching her retreating figure, Theo's eyes flickered with conflict. His voice, cold and desperate, stopped her in her tracks.

Without another word, the Crestwood heir dropped to his knees with a dull thud. When Citrine turned back, this was the sight that greeted her.

"What... what are you doing? I never asked you to kneel." She feigned shock, covering her mouth as if she'd just witnessed something scandalous.

Theo's complexion shifted between red and white as the truth dawned on him. If he couldn't see now that Citrine was playing him for a fool, he really was an idiot.

But having come this far, Theo couldn't back down.

He lowered his head, voice trembling with humiliation. "Citrine Carmichael, just tell me-what do you want? Whatever it takes, if you'll just spare the Glenwood family, I'll do it."

heir was gone; all that remained

moment, Citrine's eyes

above him, her smile wicked. "Theo, I have to say,

Citrine reached into her pocket, pulled out

went deathly pale. Fury

just sneered, icy and unbothered. "A moment this priceless? Of course

after photo, completely ignoring his

bad. The golden boy, brought down to nothing-I think I'll treasure

collapsed around him. He'd never realized

at the insult and stepped

stood right before him,

her hand suddenly

by inch, until there were

slammed against his ribs. He could feel his ears

like a bucket of ice water, Citrine's next words drenched him to the

you just call me a lunatic? Have you forgotten you once tried to keep this 'lunatio' as

if I were