The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 39

When Raymond caught sight of Citrine, the corners of his mouth tightened and his eyes turned cold, a flicker of anger darkening his expression.

Citrine assumed he was mad at her. She looked away, suddenly uneasy and a

little guilty.

After all, back when she'd first returned to the Carmichael family with Raymond, she'd sworn she wouldn't cause him any trouble.

Yet lately, it seemed like she'd done nothing but make trouble for him.

As she racked her brain for an explanation, Raymond stalked over, his face thunderous, his voice cold as ice.

"What happened?"

There was a tension and worry in his tone that was impossible to miss.

face grew even darker, just as the homeroom teacher walked

and you are...?" Beatrice asked, not quite

father." Raymond shot Sawyer

person. Beatrice immediately thought of the name everyone in

biological father and an adoptive father-what

a quiet breath,

explained the situation from start to finish

before, so when he heard that Citrine

you sure, Ms. Beatrice?" Sawyer asked, skepticism in his voice. Citrine had

ever so slightly,

was your foster daughter for years-how can you not know how talented she

what kind of father

crush her like an ant if he wanted to, Beatrice couldn't

had been her father, and yet here he was, casting doubt on his own daughter. The implication stung Beatrice more

early on that the girl was deliberately hiding her abilities, but with all the complicated family drama, Beatrice had never called