The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 59

When Raymond stepped outside, Citrine was already gone.

He stared at the deserted street corner, and a sudden sharp pain seized his

chest.

Gritting his teeth against the discomfort, Raymond pulled out his phone and dialed Citrine's number. The phone rang and rang, but no one picked up.

Anxious now, he called Adler instead; this time, the line connected almost immediately.

"Find out where Citrine went. She just left my father's place," Raymond blurted out before Adler could even greet him.

"Don't worry, President Carmichael, I'll look into it right away," Adler replied, concern evident in his tone.

Raymond forced himself through the pain and got into his car.

But the moment he started the engine, the ache in his chest grew sharper, nearly blinding him. His hands faltered on the wheel, and the car veered off course, slamming straight into a tree on the curb.

to hit the brakes in time to avoid

Adler called

at a bakery downtown-I'm sending you the address

finally let himself breathe. The pain in his chest eased,

the family

alone by the window

solitary figure stood out

of the employees, was about to leave when a fellow worker, still in his

over.

and watch the place until that last customer leaves?" the coworker asked, glancing toward Citrine in

slipping his uniform jacket back

man," the other said, rushing

register, settling in behind the

her way up to pay. Sebastian looked up and paused, surprised. He

was the same girl who had called

hoodie and gray sweatpants, her chestnut hair pulled back in a loose ponytail, making her pale face seem even more

dressed so simply, her beauty was impossible