The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress novel Chapter 447

A group of people charged at Citrine, their aggression unmistakable—they weren’t here for an explanation. They were here to cause trouble.

Citrine wasn’t naive; she could see right through their intentions. This was clearly aimed at her.

So, there really wasn’t anything wrong with the company’s products after all.

Just as one of them lunged toward her, Citrine was about to defend herself when a large hand intervened, stopping the attacker cold. In the next instant, Citrine was pulled behind someone’s broad back.

She looked up and saw Raymond, standing protectively in front of her, refusing to budge.

Raymond’s face was thunderous as he glared at the group. He snapped, “Are you blind? Can’t you see there’s someone here?”

The thought of what might have happened if he hadn’t arrived in time made Raymond’s blood run cold. Furious, he pointed a trembling finger at the mob. “Listen to me. If anything happens to my daughter, if you so much as lay a finger on her, I swear—none of your families will walk away from this unscathed.”

Without waiting for a response, Raymond grabbed Citrine’s hand and guided her around the crowd, straight into the CICI Group building.

Once inside, Citrine was the first to break the silence. “What are you doing here?”

“I saw what was happening online. If I hadn’t come, who knows what those people would’ve done to you!” Raymond’s frustration was obvious.

Most daughters would run to their families for help at the first sign of trouble, but not his. Citrine always tried to shoulder everything herself, never asking for help. If he hadn’t stumbled across the news on Instagram, he would have remained blissfully unaware.

It was the same with that whole Glenwood family fiasco, when they tried to use his daughter as a blood donor. He’d only heard about it through the grapevine, not from Citrine herself.

Citrine had still been preoccupied with the company’s crisis, but Raymond’s words made her snort with laughter. “Relax, there’s no way I’d get trampled like that.” Honestly, if Raymond hadn’t shown up, she’d been ready to handle those people herself.