The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 797

Citrine rattled off their current location, then added bluntly, "Send someone to get

us out of here. If you're late, you'll be picking up our bodies."

She didn't give Vester a chance to reply-just hung up.

"Can he be trusted?" Sebastian's voice was laced with a hint of sarcasm.

He tried not to sound jealous, but seeing Citrine put all her hopes on Vester left him uneasy.

Citrine kept her eyes on the road, hands tight on the wheel. She didn't answer him directly. Instead, her tone was cool: "Now call Sherman."

Sebastian followed orders, dialing the number. The call connected almost immediately.

Citrine was direct and to the point: "Bring your team and get me out. Darius Archer wants me dead."

She hung up again, nodding at Sebastian to send their location.

Sebastian, who had looked sullen just moments before, realized he'd misunderstood her and felt a pang of guilt.

He offered a quiet apology. "Sorry. I shouldn't have doubted you."

"You actually thought I'd put all my faith in Vester?" Citrine's grip on the steering wheel tightened as she stared ahead.

haven't known him that

sideways at her, studying

was sharp and resourceful-no way would she trust her life to someone

their tail like a pack of hunting dogs. The relentless pursuit was starting to wear

with pedestrians and cars. If their pursuers started shooting, innocent people could get

thought, Citrine said, "Let's take the side streets. There are too many

glanced at the people passing by on the sidewalks

yanked the wheel and shot into a deserted alleyway. She floored the accelerator, the

behind tried to box them in, but didn't expect Citrine to veer off so suddenly. Faces set in grime determination, they all

kept her

the car as hard as

But no matter how

went, she couldn't outrét

the window shattered. If Sebastian hadn't

would have found

Citrine asked, eyes on the road and

be suicide. Sebastian

Citrine didn't dare ease up on

gunfire from behind was relentless, bullets pinging off

driving, weaving through