The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress novel Chapter 295

A bolt from the blue.

Everyone who heard Citrine’s words winced as if they’d been struck.

Ingrid clenched her teeth in frustration. “Are they serious? What kind of sadist comes up with this stuff? I didn’t sign up for boot camp.”

Lisa looked pale. “Great. First day here and we’ve already managed to piss off the demon drill sergeant. The rest of this week is going to be hell.”

Jane sighed. “Let’s just hope Mr. Cooper doesn’t make it his mission to torment us.”

Ingrid suddenly paused, her eyes widening as she turned to Citrine. “Wait, how do you even know this? The training program at Crestwood University is top secret—they never make it public.”

Citrine just smiled. “A professor from the med school told me.”

She didn’t bother to add that the old man only told her in an attempt to lure her into his department—a pitch she’d promptly turned down.

No one questioned it. They simply assumed Citrine must have a family connection at Crestwood, maybe someone on the faculty, or at least knew people who were in the know.

The four of them were still chatting when a girl from another group started walking their way.

All eyes turned to her.

Some students, having done their homework online, immediately recognized the girl and let out excited shrieks. “That’s the freshman prodigy from Crestwood!”

“I can’t believe I’m actually seeing the goddess of Crestwood in person.”

“She’s absolutely stunning.”

“She’s unreal.”

Not everyone was convinced, though. Someone in the crowd scoffed, “I don’t get it. She just looks average to me. You can’t even see her real face under all that makeup. Honestly, even with makeup, she’s not half as pretty as Citrine is without any.”

“I agree. Citrine is way prettier.”

“Yeah, if she looks like this with makeup, imagine what she looks like without it. Definitely can’t compare to Citrine’s natural beauty.”