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."

an almost unnatural thrill. Without hesitation, she grabbed her things and

lifeless in the hospital bed, her loved ones

message to her mother: "Mom, Citrine is dead. You

sure what her mother had been up to lately-several of her messages had gone

back into her pocket. As she looked up, she found

chill ran down Jeanette's spine. She tried to turn away, but Raymond was already

panic rising in her

throat.

dragged her away from the doorway, lifting her bodily off the ground by her neck. Jeanette kicked and clawed at his

even touching her was revolting. Once they were out of the room, he flung her down onto the hallway floor as if

spat, towering over her. "If you so much

her with such contempt, it was as if he were

thought, scrambling backward,

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

were lost in their own grief, barely

she wasted no time fleeing

turn his attention to the others in the hall He remembered all

daughter in