The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress novel Chapter 505

In full view of everyone, she walked over to the koi pond and sat down slowly.

Brilliantly colored koi glided through the water, their scales flashing beneath the surface—a mesmerizing sight.

Citrine gazed at the fish, then down at the small black pill in her palm. Suddenly, a smile curved her lips.

With a gentle squeeze of her fingers, she crushed the pill, letting the powder and fragments fall into the pond. In an instant, the koi surged forward, jostling each other eagerly for the morsels.

A collective gasp swept through the crowd as eyes widened in disbelief.

Talbot and Scales were so shocked they both shot to their feet.

Scales nearly lost his breath. Pointing a trembling finger at Citrine, he managed, “She... she just fed the Vitaflux to the fish!”

Not only the Glenwood father and son, but every person present stood in stunned silence.

“That was Vitaflux! That pill alone is worth a fortune—and she just fed it to the fish?”

“She may have invented Vitaflux, but that’s just reckless.”

“She could have sold it to us, for heaven’s sake! Why toss it to the koi? My heart can’t take this…”

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By now, Citrine had already left the pond and strolled back to her seat.

She settled comfortably, meeting the eyes of Talbot and Scales, and let out a long sigh. “What a waste.”

The two men stared at her, speechless.

Citrine’s lips twitched with a hint of mischief as she continued, “I’d actually planned to give Ms. Iverson a chance. If she’d just admitted to stealing, I would’ve let it go—and handed her the Vitaflux myself.”

She wrinkled her brow, feigning reluctance. “But who could have guessed? Not only did Ms. Iverson refuse to own up, she doubled down, stubborn as ever. It’s infuriating.”