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.

it was for that woman. If Imogen

the ward,

Mike’s voice came through, sounding as lighthearted as usual. “Felicia’s fine. She said she went on a little trip to clear her head and turned off her phone to avoid distractions So, relax,

exhaled, his tense shoulders casing slightly. But his brows

questioned, his tone sharp. “And even if she did, why are there

vanished into thin air for seven days. Even with all the

you meet her?” Stephan pressed. “What

half–laughing. “Stephan, I think all those assassination attempts have made

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

he said curtly, ending the

history. Sure enough, Felicia had called him two hours

darkened.

hesitation. The line rang

voice

had just stepped out of the shower, her damp hair dripping water down

drying it off with a towel when the call came through. Seeing the unsaved number, she answered cautiously and only said