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?"

but reluctantly

group, Felicia's name was everywhere. The most striking announcement contained detailed information about Felicia's background, revealing all the hardships she had faced growing up-far too much to fit

of food and clothing. At such a young age,

group circulated several photos of

points that fueled the relentless attacks on Felicia in the group, filled with cruel insults that were hard to read. Terms like

could jump through the screen and

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

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

mess, Myra and Dexter would surely harbor resentment

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

these people had such malicious intentions

aback, increasingly uneasy as she pondered the

A mix of indignation and frustration marred her face. She shouted, "Why am I being blamed for everything? This isn't my fault. Mom, Dad, you're being too

demeanor firm, expecting an explanation from