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.

asked gently,

and Uncle Manley were talking about back there. Does that mean I'm

a kid, Grandpa had

think that?" Citrine said softly. "Everyone has something they're good at. There's no reason to feel bad just because you're not good at what

heart, Travis had always

getting better and better, haven't they? If you keep this up, you'll definitely get into a

been getting better all

Your strength is gaming.

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

a wellspring of determination

knew this

few days later, it was time

the treatment plan-and because the operation was both risky and incredibly

day off from

reviewing the critical points of the operation before heading to the locker room to change into scrubs. Meanwhile, Manley was wheeled into the

the surgery failing-of being trapped in that wheelchair forever. Worse, he feared a future where he'd lose