Chapter 193

As soon as the exam results from Havencrest Preparatory Academy were released, Jeanette rushed to check her scores.

A lot had happened at home lately. She hadn't studied at all before the exams, and though she'd braced herself for a drop in her ranking, she never expected to fall so far.

"How could this happen?" Jeanette stared at her results, momentarily dizzy with disbelief. She'd somehow landed at 150th in her grade-a freefall she could hardly comprehend.

Her expression darkened as she scrolled back to the top of the page and glanced at Citrine's results. The color drained from her face.

Why? That top spot had always belonged to her. She used to keep Citrine firmly beneath her how had everything changed?

The thought of The Iverson Group's recent collapse only made her mood worse.

Her family's prestige, her academic achievements-everything she'd once taken pride in—now belonged to Citrine.

What made her so

had just woken up when she received a

here again. Holbrook's condition

picked up her phone, and sent a voice reply: Tell them Holbrook's been poisoned. That's all they need

the news about Holbrook's

blurted out, "There's no way my father was poisoned!" After all, every meal Holbrook ate was prepared

reason to lie to you. Our boss was kind

mention of Patten's "boss." He pressed, "And who

laugh. "Someone you'd never guess,"

news of his father's poisoning quiet. Instead, he secretly collected samples of everything Holbrook had been

called with the results. It turned out the problem was

face was grave. "Mr. Iverson, that tonic contained a poisonous mushroom. It attacks the

asked, "Mr. Iverson, how did you realize your father had been

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