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.

me." Raymond's face grew even darker, just as the homeroom teacher walked over. The instant Beatrice saw Raymond, she felt an

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

shot Sawyer a

Beatrice immediately thought of the name everyone in Havencrest whispered

adoptive father-what kind of emotional

breath,

explained the situation from start to finish in detail

when he heard that Citrine had placed first in

sure, Ms. Beatrice?" Sawyer asked, skepticism in his voice. Citrine had always been at the

so slightly, her

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

kind of

though she knew the man before her could crush her like an ant if he wanted to, Beatrice couldn't help

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

on that the girl was deliberately hiding her abilities, but with all the complicated family

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