The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 732

One of those men adored Citrine so much that he seemed to shrink in her presence, while the other, though always butting heads with her, couldn't hide the tenderness in his eyes or the care in his words-feelings he probably hadn't even noticed himself.

He knew Citrine didn't like either of them, but he wasn't sure whether that should make him feel relieved or not.

When it came to emotions, she was an enigma—young, yet impossible for him to read.

As Citrine was eating, she suddenly caught a strange look on his face.

"What's on your mind?" she asked.

Sebastian snapped back to the present. He looked into Citrine's eyes, his tone unusually earnest. "I was wondering what kind of person you'd fall for."

What he really wanted to ask was whether she could ever like him, but he didn't dare.

She was simply too far out of reach-brilliant, self-possessed, and distant. All he could do was bury his feelings deep inside.

Most of all, he was afraid that if he ever confessed, things between them would end up like her and Hastings-strained and broken. That was a risk he couldn't bear.

her gaze, as if waiting

reply

would she like? She'd never really thought

years with Theo had drained every last bit of her strength. The scars from that relationship

honestly, "I don't

once. "Loving someone is exhausting. I don't want to go through that again in this lifetime. I want someone who'll love me, steadfast and true, who'll choose me without hesitation, who'll love me more than life itself—maybe even

felt her own words were too much-demanding, even shameless. She thought, perhaps,

look in his eyes to grow

anything, he looked almost...

couldn't imagine what

will be someone like that," Sebastian said, his heart

she wanted he could do that. Did that mean he had a

fierce and intent that

"Why are that?"

è muttered, a

up her ears

meal.