Return of the Crowned Heiress

Chapter 455

Myra recognized the sapphire jewelry set. It was an auction piece from a month ago that was rumored to have sold for nearly two million dollars. “Kayla, who were you with? And who gave you this jewelry?”

“M–Mom…”

.” Kayla stammered, trying to steer the conversation elsewhere. “Let’s eat first. I’ll explain everything after dinner. Look, I brought back all your and Dad’s favorite foods!”

She unpacked the food and laid it out on the table. The rich aroma filled the room, and the selection was luxurious.

But Myra’s frown only deepened. The containers bore the logo of a five–star hotel. She asked suspiciously, “Kayla, are you dating someone?”

“No! It’s nothing like that. I just had dinner with a cousin of mine, and they gave me a gift. That’s all.” Kayla touched the sapphire necklace around her neck and

smiled.

family is avoiding us like the plague. Would they give you such an

parents‘ side of the family…” Kayla confessed. “My aunt found me and said she

understood where Kayla was hinting at. Kayla wanted to leave. She didn’t

didn’t know what to feel, but she knew that

end, she sighed. “Fine. Leave if you

just staying with my aunt temporarily. I’ll come back. I still have to take care of you

Myra would have been heartbroken to hear Kayla say such things. She might have tried every possible way to keep her daughter by her side.

heard a noise at her feet. It was Dexter, who had been sitting quietly in the

Just as she reached out to

His hostility was evident, but it wasn’t directed at Myra but at Kayla

Is he having another episode?” Kayla was startled and nearly fell

a coherent sentence.

what Felicia had said earlier. Giving Dexter enough stimulation might

Dexter probably had something to do with the cause of