The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 66

Could it be that Raymond's already been discharged from the hospital?

Lying in bed, Raymond immediately looked toward the door as soon as he heard the voices.

When he spotted Citrine, he instinctively grabbed the nearest pillow and lobbed it at Calvin.

"You old fool, what the hell are you saying? Get out!" Raymond's eyes darkened as he recalled what Calvin had just been saying to Citrine a moment before.

Calvin caught the flying pillow and glanced back and forth between the two of them, suddenly piecing it all together.

"So this is your daughter!"

Calvin, who rarely knew the meaning of embarrassment, now wished the ground would swallow him up as he remembered the nonsense he'd been spouting just moments ago.

"Come on in," he said, scratching his head awkwardly, his voice tinged with

unease.

After speaking, he shot a cautious look at Raymond.

Raymond ignored him completely, apparently worried that Calvin might be a bad influence on his daughter.

now, his entire attention was

never knows when to keep

from their banter that these two must be close

a thermos, Citrine stepped into the room and offered Calvin a polite

nodded back

doctor. Just call

said, sensing

mine," Calvin replied, giving

character, Citrine thought, stealing a glance

how the two ever became

fallen, and Raymond was more than

you get here?" he asked, sitting up in bed, his tone

was Ismael—he told me you were sick, so I came to

with perfect composure, not the

unpacked the simple, nourishing

whether or not he believed her excuse.

have something to eat," she said, setting up the hospital's overbed table and adjusting it to a comfortable height

didn't feel particularly unwell at the moment, he was

deftly

Raymond asked, feeling awkward about

replied simply, not