The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 110

Section Two.

Clifford watched from the back of the hall, his gaze drifting as Citrine stood on stage, radiant under the spotlight.

It was hard to believe how much she'd changed in just a few months.

He could still remember when Citrine was considered a nobody, clueless and unremarkable.

As Clifford drifted off in thought, someone nudged his arm.

"Hey, what's going on?" Laird asked, sounding irritated. "Didn't Jeanette swear she'd take first place this time? So why is Citrine still at the top?" Laird had always clashed with Citrine, and after watching her hog the spotlight for several contests in a row, he couldn't help but voice his frustration.

Clifford let out a sigh. "There's been some trouble with the Iverson family lately. Jeanette... well, she must've been distracted, that's why she didn't do her best."

Just thinking about the Iverson family's recent troubles brought a shadow to Clifford's face.

about the company's crisis—his father and older brother had been so busy

actually Raymond's biological daughter. Before that, he and

on top of the family's mess, left Clifford feeling conflicted and confused. He couldn't understand why Citrine had aligned herself with the Carmichaels against the

awards ceremony, Citrine received a scholarship notification-ten thousand dollars. She was so thrilled that when she got home that afternoon, she did something unheard of: she polished off two full

the appetite tonight." Citrine was usually picky about food, rarely ate meat, and barely

year," Citrine blurted out, unable to

at him, there was always a

he couldn't help but smile warmly. "But you always come first, don't

a poor student. In reality, she'd been acing every monthly exam lately, nearly scoring perfect marks-even

a surge of pride. His daughter was simply born to

I broke the school's all-time record and there's a cash

of the prize, her eyes

you really

then answered with

her own fate. People could change,