NovelUpdateChapter 244 Raymond smiled as he gently ruffled his daughter's hair, his eyes full of affection. "I'll try my best to chearly for dinner with you." After all these years, Raymond knew his daughter inside out. She was, in short, a stubborn and complicated child.
They chatted for a while, until Citrine suddenly asked, "Dad, do you have a grudge against Manley?" She remembered how fiercely the two men had argued in the hospital that day, but Citrine didn't believe she was the true cause of their falling out.
Raymond looked at her, caught off guard. "What makes you ask that?" Citrine hesitated, then said, "I... I just want to know." Raymond knew she was far more perceptive than most children her age. When he talked with her, he often spoke as candidly as he would with an adult. He saw no reason to hide the truth from her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Back then, Manley got into a car accident and lost the use of his legs. He's always believed I had something to do with it. He's hatedever since." Citrine pressed further. "Is that why he's targeting The Carmichael Group?" Raymond was a little surprised. "How did you find out?" "I looked into it," Citrine answered, not bothering to hide the truth.
She continued, "Did you really do it?" Raymond shook his head. "No. He's my brother. I would never hurt him." "Then why don't you just explain it to him?" Citrine couldn't understand why a simple misunderstanding couldn't be cleared up.
"It's no use. He's convinced he has evidence against me, and nothing I say will change his mind. Besides, his hatred runs too deep. All these years, he's been building up influence overseas-just waiting for this moment to strike at The Carmichael Group. He's not going to back down easily." Raymond's voice was steady, but his eyes were unreadable.
For sreason, Citrine suddenly thought of Manley's close friend, Phelps. She couldn't shake the feeling that he was somehow involved.
"That's enough about adult problems. Your only job is to be happy," Raymond said with a chuckle, seeing the worry on her face.
Citrine looked up at him, her expression earnest. "I don't want you to lose everything." To her, Raymond wasn't just her father-he was unlike anyone else in the world.
She didn't yet understand the depth of family ties, but she simply wanted him to have a good life.
Raymond couldn't figure out why she was so convinced he might go bankrupt, but he still gave her a solemn promise. "Don't worry. That won't happen." After a moment, he added, "But even if it did, I wouldn't let you suffer not for a second." Citrine was touched by the seriousness in his eyes.
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She replied just as seriously, "If you really did lose e everything, I could take care of you. Raymond burst out laughing. "Alright, alright, I'll count on you to support me."
Citrine frowned, her face deadly serious. "I mean it. Stopjoking-besides, have plenty of money now." Raymond tried to stifle his laughter and put on a straight face. "Okay, I believe you." The next day, Citrine began investigating the accident that had changed Manley's life.
But as fate would have it, both Raymond and Phelps had been m present at the scene of Manley's ΕΠ crash all those years ago.
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