The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 812

After Citrine and Sebastian left, Theo and Quentin seemed like lost souls.

Kali stood off to the side, her face pale and eyes downcast. She bit her lip, struggling to keep her anger in check as she looked at the two of them.

"Quentin, Theo, you both promised you'd spend the day with me."

She was doing her best to keep it together, but her frustration still seeped through. "Sorry, Kali," Theo apologized immediately, realizing he'd been ignoring her.

Quentin, still preoccupied with Citrine's parting words, only snapped back to the present at the sound of Kali's voice. He forced a smile. "Let's go. We're with you now, whatever you want to do."

He managed a strained grin in her direction.

"That's more like it." Kali didn't notice their lack of enthusiasm. Once she saw their attention shift away from Citrine, her mood visibly improved.

But Theo's mind was still elsewhere he couldn't stop thinking about Citrine. All he wanted was to get this day over with. He hurriedly asked, "So, where to next?"

"Let's go to the mall," Kali replied without hesitation.

Theo frowned, just barely.

It wasn't that he was stingy. Even though the Glenwood family had gone bankrupt, he still had some money left-enough to get by. But if Kali kept shopping for luxury goods like she used to, his savings wouldn't last them more than a few trips.

He'd always doted on his little sister, but now, seeing her so oblivious to their situation, he couldn't help but feel she was being childish.

He was about to give her a piece of his mind, but before he could say a word, Kali's eyes went wide and she pleaded with him in the softest voice:

been so long

released the new bags and dresses

glimmer in her eyes. In the past, whenever she set

she'd charm him

feeling indulgent, Theo just felt tired- and, if he was honest,

sighed. "Kali, you already bought two bags this month. You know how things are for us now. Can't you

froze, not expecting Theo to be so harsh. "Are you saying you don't love me anymore?" Her eyes filled with tears as

was cursing Theo for being

broke the tension. He patted Theo's shoulder gently. "It's just a bag,

coldly,

her too well. That look

she clearly wanted Quentin

let out a humorless laugh. Only today did he realize that the proud

he used to know was now willing

reason for Quentin to foot the bill for them any longer; the more they owed, the deeper they'd

Kali with a

noticed, but she

Theo meant

she needed was to hold on

Quentin. Theo tried to stop it, but in the end he just

slipped into one of the new strappy dresses she'd bought earlier and snuck into Quentin's

except for the sound of running water from the bathroom. Kali pulled back the covers and slipped into Quentin's

Quentin emerged from the bathroom. When he pulled back the blanket, he found Kali lying there, her cheeks