The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 264

She had no idea that the solution she'd just tossed out so casually could end up generating a fortune.

If any publicly traded company ever caught wind of this, they'd be lining up to recruit Citrine with sky-high salaries.

The longer Manley chatted with her, the more astonished-and delighted-he became.

He thought to himself: If this girl ever set foot in the business world, the rest of us might as well pack up and go home.

Meanwhile, Travis just sat there, listening to them talk for almost two hours. Their conversation sounded like a foreign language—he couldn't make heads or tails of

it.

Finally, he couldn't help but blurt out, "You guys are speaking another language here! I don't understand a word."

Manley didn't even bother to reply. He glanced at his brilliant niece, then at his clueless son, and found himself at a loss for words.

On the drive home from the hospital, Travis was unusually quiet, a gloomy cloud hanging over him.

gently, “Hey, what's wrong?

didn't understand anything you and Uncle Manley were talking about back there. Does

he was a kid, Grandpa had always

bad just because you're not good at what someone

Travis

definitely get into a great college. You're always improving, and don't forget-you're amazing at gaming! Didn't you

been getting better

Your strength is gaming.

at Citrine's bright, encouraging eyes and said, “Thank you, Citrine. I

a wellspring of determination rising

knew this was

few days later, it was time for Manley's

because the operation was both risky and incredibly complex-had to be present in the operating room

the day off from school and

the surgical team, reviewing the critical points of the operation before heading to the locker room to change into scrubs. Meanwhile, Manley was wheeled into the operating room ahead of time. He lay on the table,

a future where he'd lose all dignity, forced to rely on others for even