Return of the Crowned Heiress

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"So what if she is? Didn't you hear Mr. Lawson Senior? An Impostor will always be an impostor. There's only one true daughter of the Fuller family!" one of the guests said.

"Well, this is going to be quite a show! The adopted daughter desperately pursues a marriage while the real daughter rejects it vehemently. Isn't this a case of same person, different fates"?"

The mocking and derisive gazes felt like sharp swords piercing Kayla's heart. All her pride and self-esteem had turned into a joke at that moment. Unable to take it any longer, she burst into tears and ran outside. Seeing that, Dexter and Myra grew anxious, worried that Kayla might do something foolish in her distress. They could only turn to Matthew and say, "Let's discuss the marriage later. We're not mentally prepared for this."

If Matthew had come to propose to Kayla, it would have been a happy occasion. However, he had come for Felicia. Myra frowned, feeling rather conflicted.

Matthew nodded. Before leaving, he glanced at Felicia with a determined look and asked, "Do you still like the gifts I sent over yesterday?"

Myra was once again taken aback. Wasn't that pile of gifts meant for Kayla? It appeared that they had misunderstood the situation.

Felicia remained expressionless, completely uninterested in answering.

like that, the party finally came to an end. After sending off all the guests, Dexter rubbed his temples and

where she could have gone at this

anxious. After all the maids, bodyguards, and chauffeurs searched the Fuller residence, they finally found Kayla by the pond at the back of the villa. When the maids brought her back Kayla was

don't want to live anymore! I can't

echoed throughout

Kayla, she was about to jump into the pond," one of the maids reported. "Luckily, we saved her just in time, or the outcome would have been

Myra's heart ached.

comforting Kayla, terrified that she might

compete with Felicia for anything! I'm an impostor. I shouldn't ask for too much. I know my place! But Mom,

cried herself to

room until dawn. In the hallway,

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for the mix-up at birth, there wouldn't be such a complicated mess. Myra even thought their family could

her, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? Kayla is your daughter, but isn't Felicia also your daughter? Blood ties connect us. A mother's heart beats for her children! If Felicia heard you say that, how heartbroken would