The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 38

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.

replied quietly, "Someone threw something at me." Raymond's face grew even darker, just as the homeroom teacher walked over. The instant Beatrice saw Raymond, she felt an inexplicable pressure settle

you are...?" Beatrice asked, not

Carmichael, Citrine's biological father." Raymond shot Sawyer a

this man was no ordinary person. Beatrice immediately thought of the name everyone in Havencrest whispered about with awe, and she began to guess

adoptive father-what kind

quiet breath,

start to finish in detail for both Raymond

heard that Citrine had

you sure, Ms. Beatrice?" Sawyer asked, skepticism in his voice. Citrine had always been at the bottom of her class in

slightly, her irritation

Citrine was your foster daughter for years-how can you

kind of

could crush her like an ant if he wanted to, Beatrice couldn't help but speak her

her

always liked Citrine. She'd suspected early on that the girl was deliberately hiding her abilities, but with all the complicated family drama, Beatrice had never called her out on

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