Return of the Crowned Heiress

Return Of The Crowned Heiress 44

Chapter 44

Even Dexter was momentarily stunned, staring at Kayla

She wished she could slap herself for speaking without thinking, but now the words were out. She could only carefully explain, "Dad, Mom, I just found out and hadn't had the chance to tell you yet."

"Where did you hear that?"

"Uh, well..." Kayla bit her lip.

She had intended to make up an excuse, but Myra and Dexter were already upset. Their expression turned serious and persistent.

Under pressure, she finally admitted and said, "I heard it from classmates in a group."

"What group?"

hesitated but reluctantly

had faced growing up-far too much to fit on a few pages. Myra covered

another family, deprived of food and clothing. At such a young age, she had to do chores, earn

the group circulated several photos of Felicia

in the group, filled with cruel insults that were hard to read. Terms like "hick", "country bumpkin", and "dreamer hoping to rise above her station

wishing she could jump

turned intense as he scrutinized Kayla, suspicion creeping into his voice. "Kayla, tell

heart raced. She hadn't expected him to see through

this mess, Myra and Dexter

don't know. I was just added to the group, and I tried to defend Felicia several times. However, they flooded the chat so quickly that no one paid attention to me..." There was indeed evidence to check. Scrolling back through the chat history, there was a message from

asked a sharper question, "Kayla, if you knew these people had such malicious intentions toward Felicia, why did you insist on having her join this college?" It was hard not to

taken aback, increasingly

cry. A mix of indignation and frustration marred her face. She shouted, "Why am I being blamed

remained silent, his demeanor firm, expecting an explanation from