The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 628

Chapter 628

Kali was clearly upset, but when she saw how pale Theo looked, she swallowed her complaints and kept quiet.

The three of them made their way together to Crestwood Medical Research Center.

As they hurried toward the entrance, they nearly collided with Hastings, who was rushing in from the opposite direction.

Hastings took one look at Theo's ashen face and didn't hesitate. He stormed up and punched Theo square in the jaw, voice shaking with anger. "You've got some nerve showing your face here."

Theo's head snapped to the side from the blow. He wiped the blood from his mouth, but didn't fight back.

"Hey, what the hell are you two doing?" Quentin stepped between them, trying to

break it up.

Hastings was too worried about Citrine to argue further. He gave a huff of frustration and stalked off down the hall.

As soon as Hastings left, Theo followed after him without a word.

of them understood

time Hastings found Citrine's hospital room, the scene inside hit him like a punch

pulled halfway up her body. Around her, her family sobbed,

plummeted. Clinging to a shred of hope, he grabbed a nurse nearby. "How is Citrine?

the truth. "She's fading fast. I'm so sorry

to brace himself against the

had heard every

the color drained from Theo's face. He looked utterly shattered, his voice barely more than a

gone?" Quentin frowned, still not

He couldn't bring himself to step inside- couldn't even claim the right to mourn her with her

felt utterly worthless. He didn't even deserve to cry

away, lost in a daze, only

black tide of hatred surged through

him to the ground. Hastings's fists rained down, brutal and relentless, each

hold back; every blow was

and bleeding,

It hurt in a way he couldn't explain, as if

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