The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 754

Chapter 754

Maybe it was because of the time Citrine went missing before, but now Hilda found herself more sensitive than ever.

From the very first day Citrine left for her trip, anxiety gnawed at her. If it hadn't been for Herschel and Inez reassuring her every day, she might have run off to find Citrine herself.

So when she saw her daughter standing there safe and sound, Hilda couldn't have been happier.

"Sweetheart, I made all your favorite dishes-been waiting for you to come home," she said, beaming.

"Thank you, Mom." Citrine smiled, reaching for Hilda's hand.

She was about to say something when she noticed the red veins in her mother's eyes. “Mom, are you okay? Your eyes look so red."

Hilda hesitated for a moment.

Before she could say anything, Wade jumped in. "Citrine, you have no idea. After you left, Aunt Hilda was-"

Hilda shot him a warning glare. "Wade."

He pressed his lips together and went quiet.

Turning back to Citrine, Hilda softened her voice until it was impossibly gentle. "I'm fine, honey. I just worked late last night and didn't get enough sleep."

"Then you need to rest more, Mom." Citrine was smart enough not to push further. After lunch, Citrine slipped away to Wade's room.

looked at her

"Actually, I wanted to ask what you

grinned. "So that's what you're

truth. "Aunt Hilda didn't work late last night. From the first day you left, she's been a wreck, worried sick you might get lost again.

at night-just keeps worrying something will

Citrine murmured, eyes clouded with guilt and

quickly added, "Don't worry, Citrine. She'll be fine. It's just a mother's worry. She'll

Citrine nodded.

was in the middle of a video conference when she heard

opened it to find Citrine standing there, gazing up at

Hilda said, her

can I sleep

joy washed over her, so overwhelming it almost felt unreal.

was different-this was the first time Citrine had ever come to her like

mother, Hilda had always longed for this moment, and she was no

She stepped aside to let her daughter

pulling back the covers. "Sweetheart, I still have a

nodded, hugged her phone, and

her colleagues' eyes widened; they started chattering

that

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