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.

round of monthly tests came back, Citrine shut them all

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

the criticism vanished. No one questioned Citrine's

night meant another Carmichael family

in the old house. Citrine didn't expect to see him there that evening-it

spotted Citrine, he looked away,

face his niece, not after everything that had happened between them, and especially not after

he fidgeted and tried to avoid her gaze, Citrine walked right

moment, he heard her clear,

seat

at her for a moment, uncertain. "Citrine, you're not mad at

I be?" Citrine looked

hard and forced out, "I almost pushed Raymond out of The Carmichael Group. Don't you...hate me for

her head, speaking seriously. “Uncle Manley, that was all just a misunderstanding. Why would I hate you? Even if you had taken over the company, I wouldn't have blamed

long as everyone's cards are on the

mean that?" Manley couldn't help but feel

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