NovelXXXChapter 301 Hastings Cooper's Adam's apple bobbed as he jerked Citrine's hand off his arm, his voice as cold as steel. "Sebastian Vesper belongs to Kali. You'd better not cross her, or I swear you'll regret it." Good boy, Citrine thought with a wry smirk. What a shhe's Kali Glenwood's lapdog.
She sighed, shrugged as if none of it mattered, and drawled, "What are you going to do to me? Keep making my life hell?" Hastings sneered. "Yeah, and so what? I'm your instructor. I've got plenty of ways to make you pay. Try stealing someone from Kali, and I'll ruin you. No one's going to stop me." "Ruin me?" Citrine echoed, intrigued, then broke into a sudden laugh. "Careful, you're starting to sound exciting." "Lunatic," Hastings grumbled-he'd never met anyone like her before. Completely at a loss, he practically bolted out of sight.
As soon as he was gone, Citrine's playful expression faded. The corners of her mouth flattened, her eyes turning cold.
In her last life, she'd hidden who she was and spent ten years in a secret relationship with Theo Glenwood. His brothers had made it their mission to torment her.
Well, this taround, it was her turn to have a little fun at their expense.
Tonight, the moon over Crestwood was especially bright. Citrine lifted her gaze to the sky, and out of nowhere, thought of Raymond Carmichael.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHow was his day? Was he working late again? It had only been a day since they'd last seen each other, yet she found herself missing him.
A wistful look flickered in her eyes.
Just then, a phone chimed, snapping her back to the present.
But it wasn't her phone. Citrine turned, and unexpectedly met a pair of gentle eyes.
Most people had already left this part of campus, but somehow Sebastian had slipped in without a sound, nearly making her jump. Citrine instinctively took a step back. "Were you... standing there this whole time?" He smiled slightly, not bothering to deny it. "Yeah." For a moment, the air between them was still.
Citrine tensed, unwilling to let it go. "So... you heard everything I said to that guy?" Sebastian nodded.
"You must think I'm awful," she said, pressing her lips together. Outwardly, she looked calm, but inside, she was far from it.
Anyone who'd overheard her exchange with Hastings would assthe worst of her.
She had no idea what Sebastian was thinking, and the uncertainty made her anxious.
Sebastian blinked, surprised by her question, then hurried to reassure her. "Not at all. You're the kindest person I know." He was well aware that Citrine wasn't nearly as harmless as she appeared, but he also knew she was good-truly good.
After all, she'd gone out of her way to help him, more than once.
Citrine studied him, searching his expression. His gaze was sincere, but she couldn't tell if he was being honest- or if she simply didn't dare to believe him.
She looked away, her smile tinged with sadness. "I'm not that good. I've dane plenty of things I'm not proud of." The content is on ית novelenglish.net! Sebastian stared at her. She was smiling, but all he could sense was a deep loneliness.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmSomething twisted inside his chest.
He held her gaze, his voice steady. "If you did, then you must've had mon choice. Sometimes life leaves us no other way." Citrine paused. For a moment, she felt something she'd never experienced before.
It was as if, for once, someone trusted her-no questions asked.
The restless ache in her heart was soothed by his words, replaced by a quiet warmth.
She almost felt... happy.
Sebastian caught the shift in her mood and offered a gentle smile.
He'd overheard most of their conversation, after all. And truthfully, Citrine was only being targeted m ve because of him. If she hadn't helped him that night at the bistro- hadn't drawn Kali's attention-none of this would be happening.
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