The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 331

As dusk settled in, Norton slipped out of CICI Group's headquarters, looking thoroughly defeated. Without hesitation, he booked the next flight back to Havencrest and was on a plane that very night.

When Sawyer opened the door later that evening and saw Norton standing there, he almost jumped. "What are you doing back here?"

Clifford was home as well. Noticing Norton's grim expression, he hurried over, concern written all over his face. "What happened, man? You look terrible."

Norton sank into the couch, hollow-eyed and silent for a long moment before finally speaking. "The person pulling the strings behind CICI Group-it's Citrine."

Sawyer blinked, dumbfounded. "What? Have you been drinking?"

Clifford stared at him in disbelief. "You have to be kidding. Right?"

"Citrine just turned eighteen. How could she possibly pull that off? Don't listen to nonsense," Sawyer said, shaking his head. The very idea was absurd.

Clifford agreed, nodding. "Exactly. When CICI Group was founded, Citrine was still in school. Where would she even find the time?"

learned the

for the general manager position. I saw it with my own eyes- Citrine

matters. Seeing how grave he was, Sawyer and Clifford

"If it's really Citrine, why

Citrine would never do that." Norton lowered his gaze, letting out a heavy sigh. "I asked her. She admitted

tightened at Norton's words. He

"I don't know what her reason is. But

wronged her; that alone wouldn't be enough to drive her to push the Iverson family to the brink

else could explain

always treated us with nothing but kindness. Even if she really is the mastermind behind CICI Group, there's no way she'd do something like

each sat lost in their own

the mysterious owner of CICI Group was Citrine all along? Suddenly, something else dawned on Sawyer

robot. They'd noticed then that the two didn't seem like friends, and now,