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

outside, just in time to

group of people carrying tools as they hurried past. She called out,

just got word that a car went off the guardrail on the winding mountain road leading into the village. The village chief has organized

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a rescue team is on

chill ran

the village did have some curves, but they were not particularly sharp. Under normal circumstances, driving wouldn't pose a

first thought that crossed her mind was

be that he had an accident while leaving

quickly returned to her room to grab her needle case and medicine kit, then rushed to inform Macey, "Nana, stay here. I'm going to check it out." Macey stood

"I will, Nana!"

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of the village In no time, they reached the scene, where a black luxury car precariously hung off the edge of a cliff Surrounding the car were several people who appeared to be planning

his expression full of anxiety

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because Felicia knew

them now mere inches. It created an intimate tension. His gaze was piercing as he repeated, "How did you

but she forced herself to appear calm as she replied, "I found out later that the scar-removal ointment had issues. Two drugs went missing from the Walsh family's medicinal room. After I fell out with Kayla, I realized she had used this method to scheme against

so when you came looking for me, I guessed it had to

an innocent expression, trying to smooth over the earlier gaps in her

laugh, his tone sharp as he quickly seized upon another flaw in her words. "So, you mean to

sweat. She was

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

as she continued to feign innocence. "When I sent it, you were so dismissive that I thought

shamelessness almost amused

was trying to shift the blame back

been too

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

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woman into his room and vaguely recalled hearing her say, "I'll help you counteract the

say that

He couldn't remember clearly.