The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

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.

on the sofa, his

the couch dared utter a

stand, wringing her hands and casting Sawyer a pleading look. Her voice trembled. "Dad, those videos online are all edited. They're not real.

daughter, unable to shake the memory of that video- her conversation with Citrine. Anyone with half a brain could see who truly cared about him

the scenes. Warmth crept into Sawyer's heart as he thought back to the year

had lost his temper and nearly hurled a chair at him. Young Citrine, barely more than a scrap

She was so small and fragile, but she stood her ground, trembling with fear

he looked at Jeanette. "You think I'm blind? You don't think

you take me

daughter, rarely raising his voice. This was the first time he'd ever spoken to

his own flesh and blood,

harsh, you're scaring her," Clifford interjected, frowning. He'd always been close to Jeanette, unwilling to see her

cracked like

words died on

you won't tell

don't have a daughter

tone made

always been afraid of her

simply watched her cry, saying

wiped her tears, eyes red as she apologized, "Dad, I was wrong. I