The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress novel Chapter 699

Boom!

Theo felt as if his chest were about to explode.

All his life—whether in the past or this one—he’d believed the girl who saved him as a child had been Jeanette.

In his previous life, desperate to repay Jeanette’s supposed kindness, he’d even gone so far as to conspire with the Iversons to steal her kidney. That wasn’t all. He’d done countless things to hurt Citrine—so many that he didn’t even dare think about them now.

God, what kind of monster had he become?

Theo’s eyes turned bloodshot. Suddenly, he looked up and glared at Jeanette as if he could burn right through her. “You lying witch. How dare you deceive me?”

He stormed forward and wrapped his hands around Jeanette’s neck, squeezing hard.

“I’ll kill you,” he growled, his grip tightening, veins bulging in his arms. In that moment, he looked completely unhinged.

Quentin, fearing Theo might actually strangle her, rushed over and yanked him away.

Jeanette gasped for air, heaving in desperate breaths.

Quentin shot her a cold look and snapped, “Get out.”

Jeanette flinched, her whole body trembling.

Still terrified, she sucked in lungfuls of air, trying to steady herself. Once she’d calmed down, she clutched the blanket tighter around herself and clambered off Quentin’s bed as quickly as she could.

Before she left, she shot Kali a venomous glare, then turned to Theo. “Believe what you want, but it was Kali’s idea for me to lie to you in the first place.”

If she couldn’t have peace, neither should they.

Looking at this girl he’d grown up with, the affection he once felt for his little sister had faded.

Still, in this life, Citrine hadn’t become Kali’s personal blood bank. Theo forced himself to hold back and simply warned, “Kali, if what Jeanette says is true, I hope it never happens again. Otherwise, I won’t be so forgiving.”

Kali picked up on the protective edge in Theo’s words—a warning in defense of Citrine.

She stared at him in disbelief. “Theo? I’m your sister! How could you say that to me over Citrine Carmichael?”

Theo wanted to say that Citrine was his girlfriend, but in this life, they hadn’t gotten together. The words caught in his throat.

He refused to explain further. “Just remember this: Citrine is with me. If you ever hurt her, you’re no sister of mine.”

The ultimatum hung heavy in the air—this was the first time Theo had ever spoken to Kali with such finality.