Return of the Crowned Heiress

Chapter 444

“Dad… Dad… Please listen to me! It’s not what you think. T–This map is actually-”

“Kayla! Don’t you dare lie to me!”

Dexter was enraged. The map that was swapped without his knowledge had turned their family’s fate upside down. The hardships, the humiliation, and the ambush they endured last night… It was all because of that switch!

He was so angry that his fingers were trembling.

How could it be her? The daughter he loved beyond measure, the one he would give his life for, had betrayed him.

If he hadn’t stumbled across the truth today, she would’ve kept playing innocent, watching the Fullers crumble into ruin while standing on the sidelines- untouched and uncaring.

“Hand me the map. Now!” Dexter demanded, extending his hand. His voice was so loud it seemed to shake the ceiling.

“Dad… I can’t give it to you. It’s mine!”

Kayla felt a twinge of guilt, but her determination didn’t waver. She even tried to manipulate Dexter as she said, “Dad, this map is useless in your hands. Only I can unlock its true potential. That’s why I can’t give it to you!”

speechless. At that moment,

ripped the IV from his arm and launched himself

handed it over to someone else didn’t matter. The map just couldn’t be in the hands of the

the disasters it

“Dad?”

imagined Dexter

set in, and her instincts kicked in. She lunged forward, grappling

the struggle intensified, Kayla’s frustration turned into

weakened state after his surgery, she pushed him forcefully back onto the hospital bed. Without hesitation, she grabbed a pillow and blanket from nearby,

said maliciously, “You forced me into this… You

convulsing with desperate resistance. However, his strength quickly

of a door handle turning shattered the tension

quickly threw the pillow and blanket aside while

medical staff rushed into the ward. Dexter

the distraught daughter. She painted a

tearful explanation was enough to dispel any suspicion,