The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 629

Quentin stood by the hospital bed, staring blankly at the pale face before him, unable to tear his eyes away for a long time.

He'd always told himself he hated her, so why did he feel this pang of sadness now?

Without a word, Quentin slipped out of the room and sank onto a bench beside Hastings.

While the three of them sat in heavy silence, Kali's mood was anything but somber. The moment she confirmed Citrine was really dead, a sly smile curved her lips, her eyes sparkling with delight.

If it weren't for the three men present, Kali might've broken into a dance right there.

That wretched girl was gone at last. No one would steal what was hers anymore. And now, surely, Hastings would fall for her again.

The excitement bubbled up inside Kali until she couldn't help but pull out her phone and share the good news with Jeanette.

Kali texted: "Jeanette, guess what? Citrine Carmichael is dead."

Jeanette replied almost instantly: "Are you serious?”

Kali's fingers trembled with glee as she typed back: "Of course. Come to Crestwood Medical Research Center right now and see for yourself."

lit up with an almost

her loved ones sobbing around her-filled her with a twisted sense of

a moment's thought, she sent a message to her mother:

mother had been up to lately-several

her pocket. As she looked up,

chill ran down Jeanette's spine. She tried to turn away,

stared at him, panic rising in

she could finish, Raymond's hand shot out, clamping around her throat. His voice was

lifting her bodily off the ground by her

out of the room, he flung

much as look at my daughter again,

glared at her with such contempt, it was as if he were

backward, one hand clutching her

stepping in to defend Jeanette, but the murderous glint in Raymond's eyes made her freeze in

Quentin, and Hastings were lost in their own

breath, she

others in

daughter