Chapter 71
The atmosphere inside the private dining room was icy cold.
No one from the Iverson family touched their food. Each face looked grimmer than the last.
All of them sat in silence, eyes fixed on Citrine as she ate with apparent enjoyment, savoring each bite.
Sawyer, though clearly displeased by Citrine's attitude, managed to rein in his temper. After all, he had wrongly accused his daughter for so long; he could hardly blame her for being upset.
In as gentle a voice as he could muster, he said, "Citrine, the main reason we asked you here today is to apologize."
"We were wrong to accuse you."
As he spoke, Sawyer shot a meaningful glance at his two sons.
Norton, the eldest at twenty-five, was the first to respond. He rose stiffly to his feet. "Citrine, I misjudged you. I'm truly sorry," he said. But even as he apologized, he couldn't hide his air of superiority.
up at him, her gaze cold and unimpressed. "What are you so
You're not above anyone
condescending attitude, and now
if to retort, but nothing came
before he managed, "Even if we were wrong, that doesn't mean you should
be bothered to
the family insisted on making her uncomfortable, she'd make sure none
furious, shot
son.
eye, muttered grudgingly, "Sorry. I shouldn't have accused you." His
might as well have
was
brimmed with tears, her expression unchanged from before, as if she'd been waiting
Citrine watched, mildly amused.
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