The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 664

Citrine couldn't help but laugh out loud when she heard that.

How could anyone be so full of themselves? She'd truly never seen someone quite like this before.

Hilda took a deep breath, exasperated. "Please, stop flattering yourself," she said. "Ever since Citrine went missing all those years ago, it hasn't just been you. Whenever I came across a girl around my daughter's age, no matter who she was, if she was in trouble, I'd do everything I could to help."

She paused for a moment before continuing, her voice softer. "I did all of this to build up good karma for my daughter. I just hoped that maybe, by doing so, God would watch over me and help me find her sooner."

Even now, Hilda was deeply grateful for all those things she'd done. Maybe she really had accumulated enough good will, and that's why-by some miracle— she'd finally found her Citrine.

It was the first time Citrine had ever heard any of this. Outwardly, she seemed unmoved, her expression unreadable, but her eyes reflected a storm of emotion.

to earn blessings for her in such a way. What made her happiest, though, was knowing her mother had never forgotten

she and her mother had never reunited, would her mom still be out there, seeing every bright-eyed college girl and thinking of the daughter who should

kind of longing filled her heart with warmth and a

Across from her, Leda seemed on the verge of breaking down

my mom have always been close friends! You've always treated me so well, and you even promised my mom you'd take me in as your goddaughter. Mrs. Saunders, there's no

were wide, her emotions

a sheet. For a moment, panic flashed across her face. She turned hastily to her daughter, anxious to explain "Citrine, I swear, I never once agreed to take in a goddaughter. As for having another child, that was never an option. Years ago, I made a vow: whether I ever found you or not, you would be my only daughter. There would never

never

That was exactly what she wanted to

didn't want to share her parents with anyone. Their love belonged to her, and even the thought of giving a piece of it away

Citrine said, raising

she saw her daughter wasn't upset and seemed perfectly fine, Hilda finally breathed a long sigh of relief. The