Return of the Crowned Heiress

5

"Stay away! Don't come near me!" Kayla screamed. Terrified, she hid behind Myra.

Myra couldn't bear seeing Kayla in distress and immediately ordered the maids and bodyguards in the mansion to hold the intruders back.

However, that just made things worse. Howell swung his fist at the staff, and Tabitha, with all her audacity, started pulling her clothes off. She threatened them, saying, "Go ahead, touch me if you dare! I'll accuse you of molesting me!" The staff had seen difficult people before, but never anyone this shameless. Faced with such a scene, the bodyguards hesitated to act, and soon, the entire mansion echoed with Tabitha's sharp, grating voice.

Even Myra, who was usually composed, couldn't take it anymore. Her face hardened as she snapped, "Enough! Just tell me how much you want!"

Seeing that they had the upper hand, Howell stopped hitting people, and Tabitha stopped tearing her clothes off.

Shawn stepped forward with a smirk. "50 million dollars. Give us 50 million, and we'll leave right now. I promise you'll never see us again."

50 million?

Everyone except Felicia gasped. They had seen greed before, but never at this level.

"Absolutely not!" Dexter was furious. It wasn't about the money. He simply refused to be extorted.

Shawn sneered at his reply and said, "Well, then, let's go, Mom, Dad. We'll just take my sister and leave! Do you think being the richest man in town means you can hold our family hostage?"

Exactly. It was only right to take their daughter back. Without hesitation, Howell and Tabitha rushed forward and grabbed Kayla, refusing to let go.

Myra was beside herself with worry. Instinctively, she looked over at Felicia, who had been sitting quietly the entire time. After all, this was her adoptive family for 18 years. Couldn't she say something to stop this madness?

Felicia was looking back at her with an expression filled with disappointment, coldness, and hurt. Maybe Myra didn't realize it herself, but in that moment, her frustration and disappointment in Felicia were more painful than she knew. Felicia almost wanted to laugh, but all she felt was a wave of bitterness.

instinct was to protect Kayla from being taken, to feel anger at Felicia for not helping, rather than to feel compassion for her biological daughter, who had been raised in such a family

beatings from Howell and Tabitha. Finally, after her real mother had finally found her, all her attention and care were still directed at someone else. In her previous life, and now in this

of regret. She opened her mouth to say something. However, before she could, Felicia stood up and walked over toward Howell and

go back with you," Felicia said

in agreement. "Yes, yes, that's right. Blood ties don't matter as much as the bonds that were formed. My true parents are the ones who raised me, and I intend to honor them. I don't want anything to do with these people!" Before anyone could react, Myra's voice

smiled bitterly. "Kayla is right. The ones who raised me are the ones I am indebted

have everything in life, but Myra wanted it all. She couldn't bear to lose either the daughter she had raised for 18 years or her biological

snarled, grabbing a pen and swiftly writing a check before throwing it at them. "Take

it!" Shawn said, his face lighting up with joy as he held the check. His

she always did when she wanted something. "Mom, let Felicia go with them! We can just leave things the way they are. That way, no one's life has to

she must have misheard. That suggestion was ridiculous, but looking

say things like that. Felicia is my daughter,

know, Mom. I misspoke," Kayla said, forcing a smile

gently patted her head, then turned back to Shawn and his family, her face

money they

turned to leave, but Myra grabbed

voice wavered, her eyes reddened with emotion. "Felicia, are you going to abandon me? Don't you want your mother anymore?" Anyone hearing this would be moved, especially a child who had been starved

world who could have healed her was herself, but because nerve damage was irreversible, she couldn't perform acupuncture on herself. Her hand was left permanently

cruelty, vowing to send him to jail. However, when faced with Shawn's threat to take

was the first time Felicia had been abandoned. To make up for it, Myra had promised

might face as a fake heiress. Consequently, Myra changed her mind, letting Felicia assume the role

abandoned. And then

what would it be this time, Mom?" she thought to herself. Felicia didn't need to pretend.

me to stay, but... what

one I carried for nine months and nearly died giving birth to!" Myra was overwhelmed with guilt, her voice