The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 69

The next morning, Calvin arrived at the hospital bright and early.

He took his time inspecting every corner of the room before finally letting his gaze settle on Raymond, who was lying in bed. "Where's my niece?"

"She's at school," Raymond replied, eyes glued to his laptop screen, not sparing Calvin even a glance.

Calvin didn't seem bothered by the cold reception and ventured with a hint of hope, "She's got real talent. Has she ever considered going into medicine?"

Raymond glanced up, immediately seeing through Calvin's intentions.

Back home, Calvin had plenty of connections in the medical field. His mentor was none other than Professor Oliver, the most renowned medical expert in the country.

Both Calvin and Professor Oliver were known for spotting and nurturing talent. Calvin secretly hoped that Citrine might one day apprentice under Professor Oliver.

After all, with a name like that behind her, Citrine would have a limitless future in medicine.

he finally said, "That's up to her. Whatever she

this, Calvin

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a note. The message invited her to meet

Citrine turned the note over in her hand

the designated restaurant, the entire Iverson family had

how Citrine had blocked his number and deleted him from all

him, looking confident-though Sawyer failed to notice the guilt flickering in his son's

Clifford with a stern look. "Remember what I said: you both owe Citrine an apology. You misunderstood her,

she'd ever heard. "You, too. You're going to apologize to your sister properly. Otherwise, don't bother

but Sawyer's chilly attitude

and Jeanette had been trending at the top of social media for days, and the Iverson family's best efforts and money-couldn't

it, Jeanette's reputation at school had taken a nosedive. Even

like this before. If she'd had any other way out, apologizing

minutes later, Citrine arrived