The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress novel Chapter 682

Seeing how much authority Citrine had just handed him, Sebastian couldn’t help but chuckle. “You trust me this much? Aren’t you worried I’ll learn CICI Group’s secrets and stab you in the back?”

Citrine’s heart skipped a beat at his words. She glared at him, indignant. “You wouldn’t dare.”

At that moment, she looked just like a bristling kitten, suddenly wary, seriously considering the possibility for the first time. Was bringing Sebastian into CICI Group really the right decision? She found herself eyeing him with a new hint of suspicion.

Sebastian found her expression adorable, so he kept teasing. “If I really did betray you, what would you do?”

What would she do? Killing him was out of the question—absolutely not. Maybe hire someone to rough him up? But Sebastian looked so fragile that he’d probably get seriously hurt. That wouldn’t do either.

Citrine pondered the problem with grave seriousness, but no solution came to mind.

Sebastian couldn’t help laughing at the way she was racking her brain so hard.

He reached out and ruffled her hair, his tone tender. “Want me to help you come up with something?”

Citrine looked at him intently, waiting. He said, “If I ever betray Citrine, let me never wake up again. That’s how I’ll pay for it.”

His words unsettled her for reasons she couldn’t name. She frowned. “Alright, that’s enough. Who talks about themselves like that? Don’t curse yourself.”

Sebastian gave a low laugh. “You really do trust me that much?”

Citrine thought to herself: I do trust him. But not completely.

Sebastian smiled faintly and, unable to resist, placed his palm on her head again. “Since you trust me like this, I’ll make sure I never let you down. No matter what.”

Citrine pursed her lips, shoving his hand off her head. “You’re forgetting your place. We’re at work, and I’m your boss now.”