The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 261

For a thousand bucks, Clifford finally caved.

When it was over, he left the classroom with his fists clenched so tight his knuckles ached. He rushed all the way to the north side of town, combing the entire block, only to realize there wasn't a single coffee shop in sight.

Fury surged inside him. In that moment, he wanted nothing more than to tear those guys apart. The thought hit him so hard his face went pale.

He remembered-back then, he used to pull stunts just like this on Citrine.

Senior year brought an avalanche of worksheets and practice exams. To help everyone prep for the SAT, the school added an extra evening study hall for seniors.

With the test looming, students spent every waking moment hunched over their books-if they weren't eating or sleeping, they were doing practice problems. Under that relentless pressure, only Citrine managed to stay completely unfazed. She even flat-out refused to attend the extra study session.

The school always made exceptions for their top students, so she became the only senior excused from the additional study hall.

Word spread quickly throughout Primus Academy. Some people whispered behind her back, calling her arrogant and predicting she'd fall behind on the next

exam.

monthly tests came back, Citrine shut them all

a class every day doesn't slow her down-she still

No one questioned Citrine's decision to skip the evening

meant another Carmichael family

hadn't set foot in the old house. Citrine didn't expect to see him

he looked

face his niece, not after everything that had happened

avoid

froze, and the next moment, he heard her clear,

at him and took a seat on the sofa across from him, as natural as

uncertain. "Citrine, you're not mad

be?"

Raymond out of The Carmichael Group.

Why would I hate you? Even if you had taken over the company, I wouldn't

everyone's cards are on the table, you have every

mean that?" Manley couldn't help but feel moved by her