The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress novel Chapter 738

Sebastian never explained that people had mistaken them for a couple and were intentionally keeping their distance.

After a brief pause, he simply said, "They went ahead to get something to eat."

Citrine wasn’t one to dwell on things. Hearing his answer, she let it go.

“Do you want to go diving this afternoon?” she asked, unusually taking the initiative.

Sebastian was caught off guard by her invitation, pleasantly surprised.

He answered without hesitation, “Sure.”

After lunch, they dropped by a shop to pick up two sets of diving gear, then hopped onto a boat and headed out to sea.

Suddenly, something occurred to Citrine. She glanced back at Sebastian. “By the way, I forgot to ask—have you been diving before?”

Sebastian had, but only once, a long time ago.

Not wanting to dampen Citrine’s enthusiasm, he smiled and said, “Yeah, I’ve dived before.”

Relieved, Citrine asked, “How about the deep water? Is that okay with you?”

Sebastian nodded.

As they neared the deep-water area, Citrine caught sight of another boat in the distance—and instantly recognized two faces she would have preferred not to see.

“Just my luck,” she muttered under her breath.

Sebastian, right beside her, heard her comment. He followed her gaze, a faint smirk playing at his lips. “Yeah, just our luck.”

Meanwhile, on the other boat, Hastings and Quentin had noticed them too.

Hastings couldn’t hide his delight at spotting Citrine.

Quentin let out a short, derisive laugh. “Said she wasn’t coming, and look at that—showed up anyway. Women always say one thing and do another.”

Hastings, in particular, looked downright grim. The sight of Citrine diving with another man hit him harder than he cared to admit.

He grabbed his own gear and started suiting up.

Quentin noticed and called out, “What are you doing?”

“Going diving,” Hastings replied, not missing a beat as he buckled his straps.

“I’ll be fine,” Hastings said, his tone resolute.

“Save your breath. I’ve made up my mind,” Hastings replied, already done with his gear.

Without another word, he jumped straight into the water.