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.

made

morning, Citrine had just woken up

from the Iverson family is here again. Holbrook's condition has taken

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

the news about Holbrook's poisoning, his exhaustion was replaced by

After all, every meal Holbrook ate

scoffed at Sawyer's stubbornness, clearly annoyed. "We have no reason to lie to you. Our boss was kind

the mention of Patten's "boss." He pressed, "And who exactly is your

laugh. "Someone you'd never guess," he said, and walked

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

the problem was in the "health tonic" Holbrook had been drinking for

contained a poisonous mushroom. It attacks the liver and kidneys; small doses

Iverson, how did you realize your

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