Return of the Crowned Heiress

Chapter 149

"Yes, Mr. Russell."

After arranging the details, his subordinate promptly acknowledged from the other end of the line and cautiously asked, "Mr. Russell, should we head back now or..."

"Let's rest for two days," Stephan replied, gazing at the lights of the village. He absentmindedly stroked the puppy's head while adding, "The scenery here is quite nice. Let's find a place to settle down first." "Understood."

...

Felicia made her way back to Macey's house, massaging her neck as she entered. The commotion earlier hadn't been loud enough to wake Macey, who was still sound asleep.

She quietly opened the door and slipped back into her room. As she lay down, she suddenly remembered the puppy.

Where did it go?

It seemed Stephan had taken the puppy with him.

The puppy, named Cloud, had just turned a month old. Macey mentioned that it was one of the pups from the neighbor's dog, and she brought the chubby white one home to raise.

Cloud stayed with its mother during the day, but at night, it would obediently return when Macey called. It was quite adorable.

When it saw Felicia, it knew to wag its tail at her, looking adorably clumsy.

Felicia had not anticipated running into Stephan tonight, nor that he would take Cloud with him.

Lying in bed, Felicia thought about how to look for Stephan in the morning and whether she could negotiate to get Cloud back.

With that thought in mind, she couldn't fall asleep.

The thought of interacting with Stephan made her uneasy. He was too perceptive, and his deep eyes seemed capable of reading her mind. He had nearly exposed her secrets multiple times. After tossing and turning, she could only hope that whatever she told Stephan that night hadn't raised any suspicions on his side.

Felicia finally drifted off for about half an hour, but dawn soon broke.

Early in the morning, a thin mist hovered over the mountains, and the village was filled with the crowing of roosters. It marked a peaceful and serene morning.

However, amidst this tranquility, the sound of barking dogs pierced the air, followed by hurried footsteps and voices. There were also a few anxious words about an incident.

got

in time

leading a group of people carrying tools as they hurried past. She called

replied, "We just got word that a car went off the guardrail on the winding mountain road leading into the village. The village chief

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a rescue team is on

ran

mountain road in front of the village did have some curves, but they were not particularly sharp. Under normal circumstances, driving wouldn't pose a problem!

thought that crossed

it be that he had an accident while

to inform Macey, "Nana, stay here. I'm going

"I will, Nana!"

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Romeo's small truck. She squeezed in, and they drove out of the village In no time, they reached the scene, where a black luxury car precariously

crowd, Felicia spotted Arnold, his expression full of anxiety and his

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because Felicia knew

inches. It created an intimate tension. His gaze was piercing as he repeated, "How did you know I

issues. Two drugs went missing from the Walsh family's medicinal room. After I fell out with Kayla, I

that I gave you that scar-removal ointment. We have no deep-seated hatred, so when you came looking for me, I guessed it had to be related to this incident. It's all a misunderstanding,

on an innocent expression, trying to smooth over the earlier gaps

upon another flaw in her words. "So, you mean to say that after discovering the ointment was problematic, you

back was slick with sweat. She was caught

if she said yes. If she said no, she wouldn't be able to explain how she knew so

gaze darted around as she continued to feign innocence. "When I sent it, you were so dismissive that I thought you wouldn't use

shamelessness almost amused

was trying to shift

must have been too patient with

for something in the Fuller family? I could help you look for it. Consider it a way to make amends. How does that sound?" Although Stephan had never explicitly stated his intentions, it was clear to anyone that a big shot like him had ulterior motives for sneaking into Khogend and infiltrating the Fuller residence twice. It was hard to believe he was doing so without any reason... Felicia's suggestion was timely, but Stephan was

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dragged a woman into his room and vaguely recalled hearing her say, "I'll help you counteract the drug effects. Just wait

say

He couldn't remember clearly.