Return of the Crowned Heiress

Chapter 406

As soon as Dexter took the item from the man, the man lost his grip and slipped back into the sea, disappearing into the depths.

The man was gravely injured. Even if Dexter managed to pull him up, he probably wouldn’t have survived.

Dexter felt a pang of pity and regret, but he couldn’t help sighing at the tragedy. It was such a simple favor. How could he not agree to it?

But Dexter was shocked when he saw what the item was. His heart began to race, and he was tempted. His mind and his heart were at war! In the end, greed triumphed over reason.

He tucked the item into his jacket and left the party early with his bodyguards. He returned to shore on his own yacht, pretending the whole incident had never happened.

After all, the man who entrusted him with the item was dead!

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Dexter kept rationalizing to himself. If it weren’t for his kindness in tossing the man a rope, the man and the item would have sunk to the bottom of the ocean anyway. It would never have made it to Stephan in the first place!

So, this wasn’t stealing. It was fate!

this valuable. He kept the item hidden and never

by, and no

way.

him. Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine that Myra would

that,

story, Myra hit him and scolded, “How could you take another person’s possession? Especially something belonging to the

First, tell me. Who told you I stole something?”

the one who hurt Mina. But that brat just threw out those exact

family is because Stephan knows you took that item? Could this all be

the case…” Dexter

were a force to reckon with, capable of overturning industries with a lift of their finger Crushing

what happened, their

The realization that his greed might drag his wife and children into this mess filled him with

longer!” Myra said decisively. “It doesn’t matter whether Stephan knows or not. We have to return the

back to them, returning the item now might earn them some mercy. If he

We’ll do as you