Return of the Crowned Heiress

Chapter 344

Stephan didn’t even glance at Johanna. In an icy tone, he said, “Get out.”

Johanna bit her lip, hesitated momentarily, then obediently turned toward the door. But as she reached it, she stopped as if remembering something.

She said, her voice deliberately soft and sweet, “Oh, by the way, Stephan, a call came in two hours ago. You were sound asleep, and I didn’t want you to miss something important, so I answered it for you.”

Stephan’s hand froze mid–movement, and anger flashed in his dark eyes. Before he could lash out, his gaze landed on the caller ID–Mike.

Mike wouldn’t call unless it was about Felicia.

“Hello?” Stephan’s focus immediately shifted as he answered the phone. His first question was short and tense. “Did you find her?”

Johanna’s expression flickered, though she kept her composure.

She hadn’t seen the contact name earlier, but the voice on the other end had been a woman’s clear and distant. Stephan’s anxious tone now made it obvious that this “her” was someone who mattered to him.

Imogen hadn’t been so upset that she almost lost the baby, he wouldn’t

the ward, closing the door

fine. She said she went on a little trip to clear

tense shoulders casing slightly. But

make sense for her to just disappear without a word?” he questioned, his tone sharp. “And

for seven days. Even with all the resources he had

you meet her?” Stephan pressed. “What else did she

half–laughing. “Stephan, I think all those

of attempts on his life over the years. was truly beyond

he said curtly, ending

he checked his call history. Sure enough, Felicia had called him two hours ago, only

darkened. That

dialed’Felicia’s number without hesitation. The line rang

voice was

just stepped out of the shower, her damp hair dripping

call came through. Seeing the unsaved number,