Return of the Crowned Heiress

Chapter 416

“Get out!” Dexter roared with all his strength.

Under the threat of his intimidating sword swings, the trespassers reluctantly turned and fled.

Once they were gone, he finally let out a sigh of relief, setting the sword aside and slumping on the floor.

Myra remained in shock, muttering to herself, “How could it be a fake?I put that map in the box myself and locked it with my own hands….

“If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have resorted to such an underhanded tactic. Now, I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place. It would’ve been better to just return it to Mr. Russell right from the start.. It’s all my fault… I was too arrogant.

Myra covered her mouth and continued muttering to herself. The earlier chaos had shaken her deeply.

Despite the blood running down his head, Dexter tried to comfort his wife, “It’s not your fault. It’s mine. My greed brought this upon us. 1 dragged you and our daughter into this mess…”

At the mention of their daughter, Myra jolted and asked, “Where’s Kayla?”

then paused. He realized that with all the commotion earlier, there was no way Kayla didn’t hear them. Why didn’t she come out to check things out? Could something have happened to

quickly rushed upstairs to Kayla’s room,

questioned the bodyguards and maids, who explained that Kayla had

“She’s probably out

id” Myra felt achill in down her spine, she tumed around to look at Dexter and said, “That day, when I placed

with us.”

about it?” Dexter asked,

Kayla have… swapped the

overthink it! That’s impossible. We know our daughter. She knows better than to pull a prank like that,” Dexter said with a forced laugh, but

stopped.

that night. Upon learning about the existence of the map, she seemed ambitious and kept persuading them not to give the

sent to the auction house, it was entirely possible that it had been replaced

call her and ask her

dialing tight

was