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, he was

know he had, he ripped the IV from his

he tore it apart or handed it over to someone else didn’t matter. The

it would

“Dad?”

completely caught off guard. She never imagined Dexter would resort to grabbing it by

and her instincts kicked in. She lunged forward, grappling with him as

Kayla’s frustration

hospital bed. Without hesitation, she grabbed a pillow

forced me into this… You made me do this. Just

his strength quickly faded, and a

sound of a door handle turning shattered

quickly threw the pillow

ward. Dexter was whisked away to the emergency room

streaked with tears, Kayla wept bitterly, clinging to her role as the distraught daughter. She painted a convincing picture, claiming Dexter had tried to take his own

tearful explanation was enough to dispel any suspicion,