Return of the Crowned Heiress

Chapter 319

"Hello?"

"It's me."

"Felicia? Are you okay? Where are you? Are you hurt?"

Hearing Felicia's voice, Carmen couldn't stop herself from firing off her questions, her voice shaking with emotion. Her eyes reddened as relief and worry washed over her.

These past days, she had done everything she could to find Felicia. However, she was alone, without resources or connections, and she didn't even know where Felicia had been taken. With no leads or clues, finding her was like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Carmen's guilt gnawed at her. She regretted leaving Felicia behind that day, fleeing when she should've stayed. Maybe they could have fought back together if she had stayed.

Felicia glanced at the clock. Time was tight. She spoke quickly, "I don't have long, Carmen. Don't worry about me I'm fine.

"In three days, I'll be back. Listen, don't try to find me, and don't do anything reckless. I'll come back, I promise."

Outside the suite in Bamboo Court, footsteps echoed in the hallway.

Felicia's heart skipped. The brief disconnection from the network must've alerted the guards. They were coming to check.

traces of the activity using hacking software. Then, she threw the laptop

innocently, looking at the guards. "I need a new one. This one fell in

The guards exchanged glances.

casual and natural that

inspected the laptop. It was soaked and completely dead-no wonder

eased as they placed a tray of snacks on the table. "Ms. Fuller, these are from

"Oh," Felicia replied absentmindedly.

returned to her spot and resumed

knew better than to try the same trick twice. It would raise too many

attention seemed fixed on her terrible hand of cards, but her

brief, but it was enough to reassure her friend. She just hoped Carmen wouldn't do anything rash while she figured

responded

and wasn't sure

vel

he had,

reacted much.

about Dexter and Myra. If the news of her abduction had reached them, she doubted they'd be concerned at all. Lowering her lashes,

Seldvale, fresh buds had begun to sprout on the once-barren branches after several spring showers. In the courtyard of the