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."

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

Jeanette-Citrine lying lifeless in the hospital bed, her

to her mother: "Mom,

her mother had been up

back into her pocket. As she looked up, she found herself face-to-face with Raymond, his expression thunderous, eyes cold

She tried to turn away, but Raymond

stared at him, panic rising

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

doorway, lifting her bodily off the ground by her neck. Jeanette kicked

out of the room, he flung her down onto the hallway floor as if

towering over her. "If you so much as look

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

Jeanette thought, scrambling backward, one hand clutching her

stepping in to defend Jeanette, but the murderous

and Hastings were lost in their own grief, barely noticing the

Jeanette caught her breath, she

then did Raymond turn his attention to the others in

his daughter in