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.

as the homeroom teacher walked over. The instant Beatrice saw Raymond, she felt an inexplicable

are...?" Beatrice

biological father." Raymond shot Sawyer a pointed look, deliberately emphasizing

was clear at a glance that this man was no ordinary person. Beatrice immediately thought of the

adoptive father-what kind of emotional minefield was

sucked in a quiet breath, forcing herself to remain

start to finish in detail for both Raymond and

so when he heard that Citrine had placed first in the latest exams, he was genuinely

skepticism in his voice. Citrine had always been at the bottom

slightly, her irritation barely

Citrine was your foster daughter for years-how can you not

kind of

an ant if he wanted to, Beatrice couldn't help

once been part of the Iverson family. Sawyer had been her father, and yet here he was, casting doubt on his

liked Citrine. She'd suspected early on that the girl was deliberately hiding her abilities, but with all the complicated family drama,

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