The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress novel Chapter 58

Travis arched a brow, the corners of his mouth twitching with a smirk he couldn't quite suppress.

His little sister sure had a sharp tongue—but he had to admit, he liked it.

Regina's face shifted through a whole palette of emotions before she finally gave up pretending.

Her expression turned sullen and she looked plaintively at Citrine. "Citrine, what did I ever do to you? Why would you say something like that about me?"

Citrine looked genuinely puzzled, her brow furrowed. "Didn't you just say you spend your days goofing off at Elegance Peak Academy?"

Regina was left speechless.

Unbothered by the attention, Citrine set down her fork and spoke evenly, "The tuition at Elegance Peak Academy runs into tens of thousands a year, and you're just wasting time there. What would you call that, if not a waste?"

She paused to consider, then added with utmost seriousness, "Honestly, I think that money would do a lot more good if it was donated to kids who can't even afford to go to school. At least that would count as charity."

Looking as if she was simply stating the obvious, Citrine's words made Regina's composure finally crack.

"I am still the top student at Elegance Peak Academy! You're being really unfair right now."

Regina clenched her fork so tightly her knuckles turned white, her face flushing with anger and embarrassment.

Citrine pretended not to notice and pressed on, her words sharp as ever. "Oh, well, you should have just said you're the top of your class! Why tell everyone you're just slacking off? That's pretty misleading, isn't it?"

"Alright, alright, it's my mistake," Citrine replied, her tone deliberately nonchalant.

Regina was left flustered, at a loss for words.

Desperate, she turned to the old man at the head of the table.

He, after all, had always doted on this granddaughter. Glancing coldly at Citrine, he finally intervened. "Enough. That's quite enough."

"Regina is your older sister, and she's still the top student at Elegance Peak Academy. You could stand to learn a thing or two from her."