The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 581

Hearing Citrine call her "the rapist's daughter" again and again, Theo's face turned an ugly shade. He held Jeanette tighter, his fingers pressing so hard they nearly dug into her skin.

If Jeanette hadn't been unconscious, she probably would have cried out in pain.

Theo felt a surge of anger burning in his chest. He clenched his jaw, shot a furious glare at the bodyguard behind him, and growled, "Go register her. Now."

The bodyguard was about to get up when a crisp, clear voice cut through the tension.

"Nathanael, contact the authorities. From this moment on, our research center will no longer accept the Glenwoods or the rapist's daughter."

Citrine smiled coldly and added, "And put their names on the hospital's blacklist."

Crestwood Medical Research Center held a prestigious reputation not only in the world of medicine but in the city of Crestwood itself. Citrine's words made her stance unmistakably clear: the research center would have nothing more to do with the Glenwoods or Jeanette.

never liked Theo, brightened at

froze, torn between obeying Theo's command and Citrine's ban. He stood there, paralyzed with

me medical treatment?" Theo's voice trembled with

Citrine's expression never wavered.

a slight, cold smile. "I'm the director of this

Her face hardened.

"Security, escort these

immediately stepped forward, forming

going to have to ask you and your people to leave. If you don't

the only son of the Glenwood family, the most powerful family in Crestwood, he was used to being treated like royalty. Every humiliation he'd ever

gritted his teeth. "Fine. You'll regret this,

corners of

the following days, stories about hospitals delaying patients' treatment to chase profits exploded online. It wasn't long before Citrine saw