The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress novel Chapter 478

Citrine hadn’t expected to run into these two. Ignoring Sawyer, she turned to them and said, “Alright, let’s go.”

“Okay, let’s go,” her daughter echoed, and Hilda didn’t spare Sawyer another glance.

Once they’d left, Sawyer was the only one standing at the school gates. He touched the red mark on his cheek, staring after Citrine’s retreating figure in silence. He didn’t move until she had completely disappeared from sight, at which point he trudged away, defeated.

As they left the school, Citrine spotted Hilda’s car parked nearby. Clearly, they had witnessed what had just happened. She pretended not to notice and didn’t say a word about it.

After a while, Citrine finally broke the silence. “Have you two had lunch yet?”

At almost the exact same moment, both faces lit up with delight. In perfect unison, they replied, “No.”

Citrine considered her schedule for the afternoon and said earnestly, “I’ve got classes later, so I probably won’t have time to take you out for a proper meal. How about we just eat in the cafeteria? My treat.”

They both agreed without hesitation. “Sounds good.”

Just then, something occurred to Wade that he’d completely overlooked. He glanced at Citrine for a long moment before finally blurting out, “You never asked about our relationship. You saw us together, but you didn’t seem curious at all. Does that mean you already know how we’re connected?”

Hilda shot Citrine an expectant look, clearly interested in her answer.

Citrine nodded calmly. “Yes, I know. You two are aunt and nephew.”

Wade’s jaw dropped, and he clapped a hand over his mouth in shock. “No way, how did you figure that out? You’re a genius!”

He barely finished before Hilda gave him a sharp smack on the head, exasperated by her nephew’s cluelessness. Why, of all people, did she have to be related to this blockhead?

Worried her daughter might feel awkward, Hilda was about to change the subject when Citrine spoke up.