The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress novel Chapter 323

As soon as Citrine finished speaking, Theo instantly realized he’d been played.

A flicker of anger flashed in his eyes, his stare turning icy as he fixed it on Citrine. His voice had the chill of winter.

“You’re toying with me?”

He was a twenty-four-year-old man, and yet he’d just been outsmarted by an eighteen-year-old girl.

Citrine looked perfectly innocent, giving a little shrug. “You asked, and I just answered honestly. Besides, with Glenwood Group being so vast, isn’t it only natural I’d want a piece of it?”

Theo’s expression darkened. “You dare to covet the Glenwood family? Are you tired of living?”

Citrine met his gaze, her tone breezy. “What’s wrong with dreaming? You never know—it might just come true.”

He narrowed his eyes at her, voice low. “Citrine Carmichael, there are plenty of ways I could get what I want from you.”

It was the first time he’d ever actually wanted a woman, and he was determined to have her—no matter what it took.

Citrine knew exactly what kind of man Theo was.

If he set his sights on someone, he would stop at nothing—ruthless, relentless, always getting his way.

In their past lives, Theo had always believed it was his scheming that had won her over. The truth was, Citrine had willingly walked into his trap.

But this time around, she wasn’t interested—and this time, no one could force her hand.

She gave him a sly smile. “Go ahead and try.”

With that, she turned on her heel and walked away without looking back.

These days, CICI Group and CICI Media Co. had fully established their headquarters in Crestwood.

Carlotta was Citrine’s hand-picked assistant—the one she’d personally trained. To make things easier, Citrine had recently brought her over to the main office as well.

That morning, with no lectures scheduled, Citrine headed straight to CICI Group.

Freshman year wasn’t exactly demanding, so she had plenty of free time. Whenever she got the chance, she’d make her way over to the company.

Lately, she’d basically taken up residence in the company’s lab, tinkering away at something on her own.