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 decides to pursue is her

this, Calvin dropped

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a note. The message invited her to meet

Citrine turned the note over in her hand before

in a private dining room at the designated restaurant, the entire Iverson family had already

to come?" Sawyer asked impatiently, recalling how Citrine had blocked his

looking confident-though Sawyer failed to notice the guilt

"Remember what I said: you both owe Citrine an apology. You misunderstood her, and this time, I want

Jeanette, his tone harsher than she'd ever heard. "You, too. You're going to apologize

Jeanette muttered, visibly reluctant, but Sawyer's chilly attitude

of social media for days,

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

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

few minutes later, Citrine arrived at the