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?"

hardly blame them. When he first learned the truth, he didn't want to believe

face deadly serious. "I'm not joking. I interviewed at CICI Group today for the general manager position. I saw it with my own

one to make light of serious matters. Seeing how

it's really Citrine, why

lowered his gaze, letting

words. He

know what her reason is. But she seems to

because they'd once wronged her; that alone wouldn't be enough to drive her to push

else could explain

kindness. Even if she really is the mastermind behind CICI Group, there's no way

each sat lost

owner of CICI Group was Citrine all along? Suddenly, something

Carlotta both attended the launch of the Kane robot. They'd noticed then that the two didn't seem like friends, and now, looking back, it