The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 714

At that moment, Jeanette wore a look of smug satisfaction as she caught sight of Herschel.

"Mr. Saunders, happy birthday," she said with a delicate smile, passing the gift Gorman had prepared for her to the attendant collecting presents.

Just as the attendant reached to take it, Herschel's temper suddenly snapped.

"Who told you you could come?" he barked, snatching the gift from Jeanette's hands and hurling it to the floor.

The glass decanter inside shattered instantly, scattering shards across the polished floor.

Startled, Jeanette stumbled back several steps.

Gorman's expression darkened; he immediately stepped in front of Jeanette, shielding her with his body.

"Are you alright? Did you get hurt?" Jeanette shook her head, eyes brimming with

as he turned to Herschel, his tone defensive. "Grandfather, Jeanette is a friend of mine. She brought you a birthday gift out

street. Get her out of here! If Citrine sees her, you'll wish you'd never been born." Gorman stood his ground, arguing back, "Grandfather, Jeanette came here just to celebrate your birthday. She's my guest-you can't just

just for your birthday.

worked too hard to cozy up to Gorman, and tonight she needed his status to put Citrine in her

As long as Gorman was on her side, she had nothing to

so often that he'd started to believe it was her true nature.

his birthday, and he

was ice-cold. "Get out. This is my birthday. If you so much as upset

turned her face away, dazed,

Herschel and Jeanette, his voice ringing with outrage. “Grandfather, you only hate Jeanette because of Citrine

Anyone who walks through the door claiming to be your sister, you just believethem? There haven't been any feads for years, and suddenly you think you've