The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 741

Citrine didn't say a word. She just looked at him, steady and unwavering, her heart stirring ever so slightly.

Most people, faced with a situation like this, would think of themselves first. But not him.

Citrine's silence made Sebastian anxious. He reached out, fumbling for the oxygen tank strapped to his side, determined to hand it to her. But as soon as his fingers brushed the tank, a soft, warm hand covered his.

Startled, Sebastian looked up and found Citrine watching him intently.

She signed to him gently, as if trying to reassure a child: "Don't worry. I'm not going to die."

Done, she pointed upward and continued signing, her intention clear: "We'll go up together."

Sebastian saw the resolve in her eyes, and considering how long she had already endured underwater, he guessed she was probably a professional freediver. That thought eased his nerves a little.

After a brief hesitation, he nodded at her.

Citrine smiled faintly and reached her hand out to him.

took her hand carefully, afraid

then kicked upward,

helped recover countless artifacts for her country-diving without equipment was as familiar to her as walking

outweighed his irritation. Hastings, afraid something might happen to Citrine, spread his arms in the water to block her and Sebastian's

to unclip his oxygen tank to give it to Citrine, but the moment his hand touched it,

powerful swimmer, and the two of them broke through the

Citrine doubled

sit up, gently patting her back until she finally managed to expel the last of the water

better?" Sebastian asked,

a quick explanation between coughs. "I'm fine.

on another boat

Quentin's face had grown

He

searching for any

movement. When

turned his attention to

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