The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 184

Sawyer's heart plummeted.

He hesitated for a moment, then tried to bargain, his tone almost pleading. "How about nine million?"

Carlotta didn't miss a beat. "Mr. Iverson, don't try to haggle with me. Your family's stock price has tanked so badly even your own mother wouldn't recognize it. Do I look like an idiot to you?"

"Fine. Deal," Sawyer finally managed, wincing at the words.

He nodded, resignation clear on his face.

In the CICI Group's executive office suite, Citrine was busy leading Travis and a few others through another online game. The door was ajar, so after finishing her call, Carlotta stepped right in.

She saw Citrine completely absorbed in the game, her face cycling through a kaleidoscope of intense and animated expressions. Carlotta held back a laugh- no one would ever guess she was looking at the company's CEO. If anything, Citrine looked more like a college gamer girl than the head of a major corporation.

While other CEOS spent their days in endless meetings, theirs seemed to have come to the office just to rack up points in her favorite game. In fact, since Carlotta had joined the company, she'd noticed that most of Citrine's time in the office was spent gaming.

network of connections firsthand, she would have been tempted to ask: *Aren't you worried the company will

as soon as Citrine finished her match, Carlotta

had been worried Sawyer might refuse, but things had played out exactly

really

as if everything had unfolded exactly

pause, Citrine suddenly looked up at her. "So, what

eyes

your job just... part of the job? You got a reward for that? She felt

was her first time working for a big company, and she

barely enough to scrape by-while doing the work of three people, cleaning the

to that, her life

didn't want anything

reward. As long as I can keep working here, that's

offered flexible hours, great benefits, and even provided meals and housing. It was the kind