BuzzNovelChapter 807 Her words sounded exactly like something a medieval king would say to calm the jealous squabbles among his queens.
Travis and Wade exchanged a nervous glance, each terrified of falling out of her favor.
Travis recovered first, scrambling to please her. "You're absolutely right, Citrine. I promise, from now on, I'll get along with Wade. No more fighting." Wade shot Travis a murderous glare. That bastard had stolen his line, leaving him with nothing to say. What a schemer. Now Citrine would probably think Travis was the mature one and like him more.
Wade sulked for a while, then hurriedly added, "Yeah, I'll behave too. I swear I'll get along with Travis, and I won't make things difficult for you." The tension that had been about to explode instantly fizzled out.
"Good boys," Citrine said with a faint smile, picking up her cup and sipping her tea with unhurried grace.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe Saunders family could only stare, dumbfounded.
After breakfast, Citrine received a call. It was Jeff, the owner of Mirage Cay, inviting her to meet.
She had a pretty good idea what he wanted to talk about and agreed.
An hour later, Citrine arrived at the restaurant as promised. Jeff was already there, waiting at the table.
When she entered, Jeff stood up, uncharacteristically respectful.
Citrine understood why he was acting so out of character. She said nothing, simply took the seat across from him.
Jeff looked at her, guilt weighing so heavily on him he couldn't meet her eyes. For a long moment, he was silent, until finally his hoarse voice broke the stillness.
"I'm sorry. I've done terrible things." Citrine just watched him, silent.
Jeff knew exactly how unforgivable his actions had been. Back on Mirage Cay, he'd put her through hell, and she'd been just a child-twelve or thirteen at most. The sage as his own sister.
He knew she hated him, and he wasn't expecting forgiveness. But he had to apologize. And there was something else he had to ask.
"Why did you save my sister?" When he'd first heard Citrine had detained his sister, he'd been furious, ready to kill her. But then, a few days ago, he'd returned hand finally seen his sister again.
She was full of life, even chubbier than before. At first, he'd suspected Citrine had pumped her full of steroids and was furious. Butthen he'd heard his sister get words: "Jeff, I'm better. I can finally live like a normal person." "Jeff, Miss Saunders saved me. She did my surgery herself-she's my savior. And she visitedoften, keptcompany when I was lonely. She's really a wonderful person." "Jeff, you have to thank her properly." Those were his sister's exact words.
Jeff was stunned. After all those years on Mirage Cay, after all the torment he'd put Citrine through, not only had she not hurt his sister-she'd cured her.
He couldn't understand why.
He looked at Citrine, waiting for her answer.
For a long moment, she was silent. Then she said softly "She.. was just e spalone Jeff felt a painful tug in his chest. Citrine went on, her voice steady but gentle.
"She never needed you to make a fortune. She didn't want you to break the law for her. She knew everything you did was for her sake, but she couldn't bear to blyou, so she kept it all inside and spent a lot of tjust... staring off into space, feeling miserable." "For her, what mattered most was having you by her side. You're all she has."
When Citrine finished, Jeff's eyes turned red, tears sliding silently down tears ve his face. "I was wrong." Regret washed over him.
He looked at Citrine and said quietly, "Thank you." "I'll do everything I can to atone for what I've done." Citrine said nothing, simply meeting his eyes.
The next day, word spread that Jeff had turned himself in to the police.
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