The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 699

Boom!

Theo felt as if his chest were about to explode.

All his life—whether in the past or this one-he'd believed the girl who saved him as a child had been Jeanette.

In his previous life, desperate to repay Jeanette's supposed kindness, he'd even gone so far as to conspire with the Iversons to steal her kidney. That wasn't all. He'd done countless things to hurt Citrine-so many that he didn't even dare think about them now.

God, what kind of monster had he become?

Theo's eyes turned bloodshot. Suddenly, he looked up and glared at Jeanette as if he could burn right through her. "You lying witch. How dare you deceive me?"

He stormed forward and wrapped his hands around Jeanette's neck, squeezing hard.

"I'll kill you,” he growled, his grip tightening, veins bulging in his arms. In that moment, he looked completely unhinged.

Quentin, fearing Theo might actually strangle her, rushed over and yanked him away.

for air,

shot her a cold

her whole

lungfuls of air, trying to steady herself. Once she'd calmed down, she clutched the blanket tighter around herself and clambered off Quentin's bed

turned to Theo. "Believe what you want, but it was Kali's idea for me to lie to you in

she couldn't have peace,

Jeanette fled the room-practically running for her life. Guilt and regret gnawed at her; she should never have tried to

look in Theo's eyes hadn't been feigned, and now, terrified he might actually snap and kill

of the night, still wrapped

Theo, and

nervously. She glanced at Theo, voice quivering with anxiety. "Theo you have to believe me. I only mentioned to her that you'd been saved by a

Theo had just lost control, Kali was more than a little frightened. She bit her lip, glancing at him, too scared to meet

his emotions

last life, Kali

blood every so often, and whenever Citrine couldn't get to the hospital in time, he and his brothers would berate her mercilessly, treating her

then, he'd lost