The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 204

Seeing how serious Citrine was, Edith finally believed her.

Though they'd only known each other a short while, Edith could tell Citrine wasn't the type to joke about something so important.

Sure enough, exactly a month later, Edith received Citrine's message right on schedule.

They met at a cozy downtown café.

Citrine had barely sat down before she picked up her coffee to take a sip, but Edith, her mind preoccupied with the whole Innocent situation, was far too anxious for small talk. She snatched the cup from Citrine's hands and set it firmly on the table. "For heaven's sake, Citrine, can you not torture me like this? Tell me already or I'll lose my mind."

Edith stared her down, eyes wide and unblinking. "Well? Which company is it?"

Citrine couldn't help but laugh at Edith's intensity. She decided not to keep her in suspense any longer. "It's CICI Media Co."

"CICI Media Co.? Wait, you mean the same CICI Group that acquired The Iverson Group not long ago?" Edith's eyes widened, her voice rising in disbelief.

nodded with a small, knowing smile. "As if there's another

almost afraid to believe it, the news was so sudden and incredible. Everyone

like having a

partnership with a giant like this was beyond anything Edith had dared

excitement, Citrine remained

"I'm absolutely sure."

top-tier production company, all for the sake of adapting Innocent

a steady look. “Citrine, I don't want a repeat of what happened before. No matter what, this time I insist on meeting the CEO of CICI Group

is loaded and CICI Media Co. must be too, but what if the CEO is just another sleazy old man who can't keep his hands to himself? I don't want some casting couch scandal ruining our show. If there's a problem, I want to spot it early

Citrine: "...."

scandalous intentions-and the idea of abusing her

coughed, a little awkwardly. "Don't worry. I've already spoken

they'd settled everything, Citrine headed to the casting call the very

handling the casting personally. When Edith heard the