The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress novel Chapter 581

Hearing Citrine call her “the rapist’s daughter” again and again, Theo’s face turned an ugly shade. He held Jeanette tighter, his fingers pressing so hard they nearly dug into her skin.

If Jeanette hadn’t been unconscious, she probably would have cried out in pain.

Theo felt a surge of anger burning in his chest. He clenched his jaw, shot a furious glare at the bodyguard behind him, and growled, “Go register her. Now.”

The bodyguard was about to get up when a crisp, clear voice cut through the tension.

“Nathanael, contact the authorities. From this moment on, our research center will no longer accept the Glenwoods—or the rapist’s daughter.”

Citrine smiled coldly and added, “And put their names on the hospital’s blacklist.”

Crestwood Medical Research Center held a prestigious reputation not only in the world of medicine but in the city of Crestwood itself. Citrine’s words made her stance unmistakably clear: the research center would have nothing more to do with the Glenwoods or Jeanette.

Nathanael, who had never liked Theo, brightened at Citrine’s order and answered with conviction, “Understood.”

Theo’s bodyguard froze, torn between obeying Theo’s command and Citrine’s ban. He stood there, paralyzed with indecision.

“Citrine Carmichael, what gives you the right to deny me medical treatment?” Theo’s voice trembled with rage, his glare fixed on Citrine.

Citrine’s expression never wavered.

She looked at Theo and gave a slight, cold smile. “I’m the director of this center. That means I can refuse anyone I want, at any time.”

Her face hardened.

She called out, “Security, escort these people out.”

The security guards stationed at the door immediately stepped forward, forming a barrier between Theo’s group and the rest of the hospital.