Chapter 53

Study abroad?

Citrine lay sprawled on her bed, grinning at the glaring comment on her screen.

Without hesitation, she logged into her own Twitter account and tagged The Iverson Group's official handle right under that comment.

@The Iverson Group: There's a world of difference between being sent away and studying abroad.

Within seconds, the reply went viral, shooting straight to the top of the thread.

The Iverson Group's social media team broke out in a cold sweat when they saw it. Not one of them dared to issue a reply.

After some frantic discussion, they agreed this was above their pay grade—it'd have to be the CEO's call.

At that moment, Sawyer was at the Iverson family estate.

The moment he saw the news online, he rushed home.

All these years, he'd believed he'd done right by Citrine, yet those few photos on Twitter hit him like a slap in the face.

Iverson family living room.

the sofa, his entire face carved

the couch dared

pleading look. Her voice trembled. "Dad, those videos online are all

of that video- her conversation with Citrine.

him, fiercely loyal behind the scenes. Warmth crept

a chair at him. Young Citrine, barely more than a scrap of a girl, had charged in like a firecracker, planting herself right in front

dare hurt my dad!" She was so small and fragile, but she stood her ground, trembling with

"You think I'm blind? You don't think I

do you take

always spoiled this daughter, rarely raising his voice. This was the first time

flesh and

Clifford interjected, frowning. He'd always been close to Jeanette, unwilling

cracked like

died on

Jeanette. "If you won't tell the truth,

have a

tone made

always been afraid of

cry,

"Dad, I was wrong. I shouldn't have tried to frame

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