Return of the Crowned Heiress

Chapter 206

"Why should I stop them? Why would I care? I don't owe the Fuller family a thing," Lance scoffed, waving off his subordinate's suggestion. Despite his indifference, he quickly pulled out his phone and dialed Felicia. If she gave the order, he would intervene immediately and save the victim. However, the call went unanswered.

...

Felicia's phone sat buzzing on her desk, its constant vibration muffled by the wood. She had left it behind to charge when she went to talk to Sebastian. On her way back, she was stopped by Mina.

"Is there something else?" Felicia asked, her tone polite but clipped.

Mina gave a fake, syrupy smile, her voice slow and calculated. "Ms. Felicia, there's something I've been meaning to say, but I'm not sure if I should do so."

"Then, don't." Felicia turned to leave.

Mina's expression stiffened, but she quickly recovered. "Ms. Felicia, you may have the Fuller name, but you've only just returned to the family. Besides blood ties, you don't really have much else to rely on."

Felicia raised an eyebrow, amused. "Oh? If blood ties are so unshakable, doesn't that mean I already have something that others don't?"

The retort left Mina green in the face.

she added, "If Kayla is so great, you'd do better to focus on her and leave me

past her

as she unlocked the screen, she saw

other end, Lance grimly answered,

...

bottles clinking noisily with every step. He was panting as

as you can," Kayla ordered, pointing to the lifeless Ruben

Shawn's jaw dropped. "W-What?"

and cold. "We don't have time.

then set to work. He uncapped bottle after bottle, forcing the liquor into Ruben's mouth. Kayla supervised, her

look like he'd been drinking and driving. Then, with Shawn's help, she pushed the

black Rolls-Royce sank slowly, the dark waters of the river swallowing it inch

let out a deep breath,

after she finished shopping His death would be written off as an accident caused by drunk driving. And even if someone

turned to look at Shawn, who was nervously stuffing his pockets with the

to silence me, too, are you?" he asked, voice trembling. "I'm your brother, your biological brother. I'm bigger and stronger