Chapter 15

They'd known each other forever-Alicia was that childhood friend she and Jeanette had grown up with.

Truth was, Alicia and she had been at odds since they were kids.

If anything, things were even worse now.

Watching Alicia stalk toward her, cheeks flushed with anger, Citrine couldn't help but let out a laugh.

"What's so funny?" Alicia demanded, her voice tight, as if she'd just landed a punch on a pillow.

Citrine watched Alicia struggling to keep her temper in check and thought, not without a trace of contempt, Still as clueless as ever. What a waste of energy- getting riled up over nothing.

She didn't bother to sugarcoat her words. "You've been runner-up for as long as anyone can remember, and yet you still have time to meddle in our business."

"If you really have that much free time, maybe you should hit the books and finally shake off your second-place streak."

Alicia's jaw clenched. Being called "runner-up" was the one thing she couldn't stand; it made her blood boil.

But as she remembered the rumors swirling around the school forums, her expression softened, if only a little.

done, you've

Primus Academy, too. I can't wait to

out the words through gritted teeth, already savoring the

Iverson name, let's see how arrogant you

piece, Alicia finally felt a bit

however, just kept on smiling-cool,

still me. And as for being expelled? That's never

thought, losing the Iverson family would only make her

everything to protect the Iversons, never once thinking

never mattered. The only thing she'd ever longed for was the faintest trace

or not, Jeanette only

Why?

life, Citrine wanted everything-glory, success,

in the Carmichael Group's executive office,

desk to the floor. Documents scattered everywhere

dare the

to Sawyer, he was nothing. That monster had sent an eleven-year-old girl

had simply sent her overseas. If he hadn't noticed the child's strange mood at that dinner,

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