Return of the Crowned Heiress

Chapter 151

As Felicia approached Ruben, she asked, "Ruben, what caused the accident? What happened?"

Ruben was one of the Fuller family's dedicated drivers. He was always on standby and had years of driving experience, so it was unusual for such an accident to occur.

Recognizing Felicia, Ruben replied, "Ms. Felicia, good morning. Yesterday, Ms. Kayla urged me to drive her to Alverton. I wasn't familiar with the road and mistakenly followed the wrong route according to the navigation. Ms. Kayla got angry, and then..." His voice trailed off.

Not only had Kayla been upset, but she had also taken out her frustration on him by kicking his seat while he was driving.

The winding mountain roads were already challenging, and his attention had been distracted by her kicking him. Fatigued from driving all day, he lost focus for just a moment, causing the car to veer off the road and get stuck on the edge of the slope. From their perspective inside the vehicle, it felt like they were hanging over a precipice, so they didn't dare to move. Even when their phone fell at their feet, they hesitated to pick it up, fearing that bending down would make the car sway dangerously. It wasn't until Arnold called this morning that the car audio system automatically answered and allowed them to call for help.

The more Ruben thought about it, the angrier he became. If it hadn't been for Kayla distracting him, the accident wouldn't have happened in the first place!

While they were trapped inside the car, Kayla said many hurtful things. She declared that he wasn't fit to be a driver for the Fuller family and that she would make sure he was fired as soon as they got out, putting an end to his career.

If it hadn't been for his reason, he would have wanted to take Kayla down with him!

As he reflected on this, he tightened his grip on the memory card in his hand.

That card contained recordings from the dashcam. If Kayla pushed him too far, he had evidence to hold against her.

Felicia didn't pry further.

With Kayla saved, the villagers felt relieved and began to disperse.

Cody Gibbs, who had been scolded by Arnold earlier, tried to leave but was stopped by Felicia. "Mr. Gibbs, wait a moment."

She walked

to Arnold and saw

up to

that he was tightly embracing Kayla,

who was crying. He comforted her

like they had just endured a

life-and-death separation. Unable to hold back, she spoke up, "Sorry to interrupt."

Arnold finally released Kayla and turned his attention to Felicia. "What is it?"

Felicia became even more impatient. Her tone was cold as she stated, "You should apologize to Mr. Gibbs."

Cody felt a bit awkward and gently tugged at Felicia's sleeve. "Licia, let's just let it go..."

How could she let it go?

Felicia stood her ground.

Cody had a daughter around Felicia's age who was studying in another city. Any daughter would be upset if she found out her father had been treated this way.

Moreover, it was just an apology; it wasn't like she was asking for a piece of Arnold's flesh. An apology was absolutely reasonable, wasn't it?

Meanwhile, Arnold had regained his composure. Regardless of the circumstances, these villagers had indeed helped.

He pursed his lips, and his good upbringing compelled him to apologize to Cody, "I'm sorry, Mr. Gibbs. I was out of line earlier." Cody flashed a warm and sincere smile.

Finally satisfied, Felicia turned to

leave with Cody and the others. She climbed back onto the little truck as it started moving toward Alverton.

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As Felicia rushed closer, she quickly recognized the familiar license plate of the black luxury car that was hanging dangerously over the edge of the cliff. It was a vehicle from the Fuller family!

the person trapped

thought crossed her mind, she heard Kayla's terrified voice from inside the car.

was also in

he received news that Kayla had come to Alverton, and he felt an overwhelming sense

Matthew and had been growing increasingly frustrated with Kayla's nearly suffocating presence. She seemed

have shown a hint of indifference and impatience during their phone call. Kayla, emotional as she was, started

her cries, Arnold

he asked around, but no

she had been in a car accident. Now, she was trapped in the vehicle, teetering on

team and urged them to come as

yet effective solution. First, they'd move the

this approach wouldn't work and furrowed his brows in concern. He feared that the villagers' methods, while well-meaning, could be foolish and might endanger Kayla's life instead of save her. The rescue efforts

safety of the people in the car? Can you assure me that this

an older man known

and willingness to help others, felt embarrassed and flustered under Arnold's harsh words.

this, Felicia stepped forward with a cold laugh. "Arnold, where

her a glance. He usually softened his tone in the face of

a couple of small rocks and brace them under the front of the car.

Romeo immediately complied.

Felicia, "Kayla is a member of the Fuller family! Are you

screamed in terror inside the car, "Don't come over! Don't move! You all, don't

the car swayed a little but quickly steadied again

head and sarcastically said, "Do you see that, Mr. Lawson? It's solid ground beneath. The car might slide a bit, but

fall, but the dense trees below

it wasn't a cliff at all-just a gentle slope common

pulled open the car door and yanked Kayla out, who fell onto the

was to cling

his arms around her, gently patting her back to soothe her. "It's okay.

Kayla was

the driver,

His gaze toward Kayla was filled with

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"Yes, Mr. Russell."

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

replied, gazing at the lights of the village. He absentmindedly stroked the puppy's head

...

made her way back to Macey's house, massaging her neck as she entered. The commotion earlier hadn't been

slipped back into her

Where did it go?

Stephan had taken the

Macey mentioned that it was one of the pups from the neighbor's dog, and she

at night, it would obediently return when Macey called.

it knew to wag its tail at

had not anticipated running into Stephan tonight, nor that he would take Cloud

about how to look for Stephan in the morning and whether she could

in mind,

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

drifted off for about half an

in the morning, a thin mist hovered over the mountains, and the village was filled with the

this tranquility, the sound of barking dogs pierced the air, followed by

got

just in time to

tools as they hurried past. She called out, "Mr. Todd, what's

around and replied, "We just got word that a car went off the guardrail on the winding mountain

vel

team is on the

ran through

were not particularly sharp. Under normal circumstances, driving wouldn't pose a problem! Unless... the car was

thought that crossed her

he had an accident while leaving

Macey, "Nana, stay here. I'm going to check it out." Macey stood on her tiptoes and shouted, "Be careful and

"I will, Nana!"

el Pe

to catch up with 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 hung off the edge of a cliff Surrounding the car were several people who appeared to be planning