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?"

could hardly blame them. When he first learned the truth, he didn't

not joking. I interviewed at CICI Group today for the general manager position. I saw it with my own eyes- Citrine is the one behind everything. I confirmed it

was never one to make light of serious matters. Seeing how grave he was, Sawyer and Clifford started to believe

eyes darkened slightly. "If it's really Citrine, why would she

make sense. Citrine would never do that." Norton lowered

Norton's words. He looked lost.

head, still baffled. "I don't know what her reason is. But she seems

be enough to drive her to push the

else

believe it. Citrine's always treated us with nothing but kindness. Even if she really is the mastermind behind CICI Group, there's no

three Iversons each sat lost in

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

the Kane robot. They'd noticed then that the two didn't

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