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.

blessings for her in such

never reunited, would her mom still be out there, seeing every bright-eyed college girl and thinking of the daughter who should have been living her best years

longing filled her heart with warmth and

seemed on the verge of breaking down as she listened, absolutely refusing to accept what

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 way

wide, her emotions

in

never be

was exactly what she wanted to

little possessive; she didn't want to share her parents with anyone. Their love belonged to her, and even the thought

Mom," Citrine said, raising her

long sigh of