The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 590

"This stubborn girl won't listen no matter what I do. I've tried again and again to show her goodwill, but nothing works. It's like she holds a deep grudge against our family."

Now, she was making her hostility public online, clearly out to ruin the Glenwood family's reputation.

Talbot just couldn't wrap his head around it—what on earth did she gain by opposing them?

"Could it be because of what happened last time?" Theo suddenly muttered, as if the thought had just struck him.

"What happened?" Talbot turned to his son, puzzled.

After a moment's hesitation, Theo decided to come clean. "Dad, remember when Jeanette caught the flu? None of the hospitals under our company's wing were any good, so I took her to Crestwood Medical Research Center. While we were there, I got into an argument with Citrine Carmichael. It got pretty ugly. Do you think... do you think this is all because of that?"

"Crestwood Medical Research Center? How did you two even cross paths?" Talbot shot Theo a perplexed look.

It dawned on Theo that his father had no idea. He explained earnestly, "Dad, you probably haven't heard-Citrine is actually the mysterious owner behind Crestwood Medical Research Center."

The words had barely left Theo's lips when Talbot's face went slack with shock.

slipped. It crashed to the floor

me Citrine Carmichael is the chairwoman of

Theo nodded.

orders from

was the

CICI Group. Crestwood Medical. Talbot realized just how formidable that "stubborn girl" really was. If she truly became the Glenwood family's enemy, their standing

He fixed Theo with a piercing gaze. "Theo, I don't care how you offended her. You need to go and apologize. If you make her any angrier, it'll only spell disaster for the Glenwood

got a razor-sharp tongue. If I

that Citrine's hostility was because of Theo's outburst, he felt a

was a way

and she'd probably call

a heavy

shoulder and said in

"Theo, this scandal

on as it is. If we go head-to-head with Citrine Carmichael, we're