The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 438

"Dad, what makes you so sure Citrine is closer to you than to me? I'm her actual father, you know. She told me herself I'm not like everyone else."

Honestly, he couldn't figure out where his father's confidence came from. What made the old man think he ranked higher in Citrine's heart than her own dad?

Weston, stumped, could only bluster. "Well, I'm her grandfather! Of course I'm the one she's closest to."

Raymond couldn't be bothered to argue. He just pulled out his phone and started scrolling.

Manley, on the other hand, had already seen what his niece was capable of. He'd been shocked to learn she was the CEO of CICI Group, but it wasn't hard for him to accept given her network and talents.

It was Weston and Salome who were truly floored.

Weston was still struggling to process the news, while Salome paced the living room, hands clasped behind her back, beaming with pride.

"No wonder she's my granddaughter. With a kid like her, the Carmichael family must have some guardian angel looking out for us."

"I swear, from now on, people are going to have to treat me with respect just for being her granddad."

Weston had never imagined that the things he'd chased all his life-things he'd never managed to accomplish-would be achieved so spectacularly by his granddaughter.

now, their breakthrough in cosmeceuticals. Just thinking about it left Weston

family had just leapt

to insiders, also the wildly popular online novelist known as Obsidian. Within hours, someone

Instagram comments

only thing I excel at is

only eighteen! CICK

year ago,

which means she started

at

school.

the peak of life at eighteen, running her own empire. I'm twenty- eight, earning barely enough to scrape by, grinding away with no

is she a CEO, she also writes novels-bestsellers that have taken the world by storm. She's got to be fate's favorite

too. Beauty

bloated old execs who only know how to play office

is your company

...

spread like wildfire across Crestwood

returned to her dorm, her

are you all looking at me like that?" Citrine