Return of the Crowned Heiress

Chapter 168

Did Stephan ask that because he found something?

Felicia's heart skipped a beat. Distracted, she lost sight of her footing and stepped onto a slick rock, sending her body plunging downward once again.

To make things worse, the vine she had been holding tightly couldn't bear the weight this time and snapped right out of the rock crevice.

As she felt herself falling, she clung desperately to Stephan's hand, unaware that the sudden downward pull had also yanked him off balance, causing them both to fall.

A massive spray erupted from the waterfall's pool below. The relentless current instantly swept the two tightly entwined figures out of sight.

"They... They got washed away..."

Lucas, trembling with fear, peeked over the edge of the cliff before shrinking back. No one responded to his heartbroken whisper, only a small, anxious white puppy at his feet, pacing in circles. He finally couldn't hold it in and burst into tears.

hurried footsteps. Charles

"Grandpa! Waaah!"

to

Shawn sprawled out nearby, covered

Felicia? Where

his tears, Lucas

just happened but after the shocks he had endured that day, he was crying too hard

to catch one crucial detail-Felicia had fallen off the cliff! "What? She fell off

ran

base of this cliff was a fierce, rapid waterfall. Even if she were uninjured, the strong current would have swept her away, and if she hit a rock along the way,

consequences could be fataver

might not make it out

the ground, and immediately rallied the young men in the village, shouting, "Find her! Hurry!" That night, everyone in

but Felicia