The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 479

Citrine had long since lost track of how many times she'd heard this conversation.

She was about to refuse again when Professor Smith cut in, "Citrine, just go, won't you? That group of kids from my department won't stop pestering me to have you come supervise their project."

With no other choice, Citrine finally nodded.

At that moment, two voices laced with mockery sounded from behind her.

"Oh, Kelvin, have you run out of talent in the Chemistry Department? Is that why you keep poaching from our Medical School?"

"Citrine is one of our own, you know. If she's going to supervise anyone, it should be the med students first. I say, Citrine, you should come sit in on our traditional medicine seminar this afternoon-give our students some pointers while you're at it."

The first speaker, with his kind, grandfatherly face, was Dean Zachariah of the Medical School. The other, a bit more severe, was Professor Henry, who headed Traditional Medicine.

Kelvin Smith gave them a sharp, humorless laugh. "You two just can't help meddling, can you?"

smile, "Well, at least I don't have arms as long as yours, Kelvin. Reaching all

You planning to lure away our star students and make

I am? Frankly, with Citrine's

hoping to bring her over

think about it," Zachariah shot back, his expression darkening. Kelvin's shamelessness was clearly testing his patience. "If you try to poach Citrine again,

she have unmatched technical skills, but she was the darling of the entire Medical School. Everyone, from the dean down to the teaching assistants, adored

prized student from under their noses? That was like cutting out their

huff, eyeing Kelvin. "From what I've heard, this isn't the first time you've exploited Citrine's generosity to help your students.

biting, "If you can't even teach your own students well enough to win on their

you really

steal

brightest."

more than he

her behalf, Citrine felt a