The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 577

Citrine had no surgeries scheduled that afternoon, so she stayed in her suite to rest.

That was when Park showed up unexpectedly, catching her a bit off guard.

"Mr. Atkinson?" she asked, surprised.

For a moment, Citrine wondered if something had gone wrong with his son's operation, and her brow furrowed slightly as she prepared to ask. But before she could, Park spoke up, his face filled with anticipation.

"President Carmichael, I came to ask if there's any chance The Atkinson Group could rejoin Blood Rain?"

Citrine was taken aback for a split second, but quickly recovered, offering him a warm smile. "Of course."

She was, after all, a businesswoman. Blood Rain was her brainchild-no matter how many people left, she'd never once thought of giving it up.

Park had originally withdrawn from Blood Rain out of fear that the Mirage Cay crowd would target his family. Now, after much consideration, he'd come to the decision to return.

President Carmichael hadn't held his departure against him and had even saved his son's life. The Atkinsons owed her a debt they could never repay. If, after all that, he still insisted on staying away from Blood Rain, it would be the height of ingratitude.

shared the news of his return to Blood

was well-connected in Crestwood, a respected figure among his peers. He'd always been something of a ringleader, so when he announced his decision, those who'd left Blood Rain-already feeling guilty over it-spent the night wrestling with their consciences. By morning, a few had made up their minds and returned to apologize to Citrine, asking

blown up, and now, with a nasty flu making the rounds, patients were steering

flooded with patients, and the team of

just collapsed into bed when a knock sounded at

find a nurse, breathless and

asked, her tone calm

a situation,"

a scene

He's

only the best surgeon in the hospital operates on his girlfriend.

the surgery yourself-or else he'll trash the

tone, the nurse hesitated before adding, "He seems like someone powerful...

I'll get changed and

straight for the hospital lobby. As she approached,

here now! If you delay Jeanette's treatment, I swear I'll make this