The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress novel Chapter 98

She didn't realize what had happened until the next morning when Wilma mentioned it over breakfast.

"That dog stayed outside all night?" Citrine asked in disbelief.

Wilma nodded. "Yeah, just sat there under that old tree. Didn't even bark."

After finishing her meal, Citrine stuffed some jerky into her pocket and headed outside.

Sure enough, the black dog was still sitting by the front door. As soon as it saw her, its tail started wagging furiously.

Citrine had never liked dogs, and her last encounter with this one—when it jumped on her—had left her with more than a few scars, both physical and mental.

She bent down, grabbed a smooth stone from the garden, and tossed it at the dog, trying to look as fierce as possible. "Go away!"

The stone hit the dog, but it didn't budge an inch.

Realizing that chasing it off with rocks was pointless, Citrine slowly edged closer, eyes fixed on its every move.

When she was about six feet away, she pulled a piece of beef jerky from her pocket and tossed it to the dog.

The black dog leapt forward and snatched the treat right out of the air.

Watching it tear into the jerky with its jaws, Citrine couldn't help but take a few steps back, unsettled by the feral look in its eyes.

"If you've eaten my food, you'd better not hang around my house," she muttered under her breath.

Then she threw another piece of jerky farther down the driveway. Once the dog finished chewing, it trotted after the next treat.

Seeing this worked, Citrine kept throwing jerky farther and farther, until the dog finally disappeared from sight. Only then did she head back inside.

She thought that was the end of it. But the next morning, on her way to school, Citrine noticed the black dog trailing behind her. Somehow, it even managed to sneak onto campus—she still had no idea how it got past the gates.

All day, no matter where she went, the dog followed. Everyone just assumed it was hers; no matter how many times she tried to explain otherwise, nobody believed her.