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.

quirked a brow. “Which cousin? Jake’s family is avoiding us like the plague. Would they give you such an extravagant gift?”

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

froze. She finally understood where Kayla was hinting at. Kayla wanted to leave. She

know what to feel, but she knew

mind. In the end, she sighed. “Fine. Leave if

staying with my aunt temporarily. I’ll come back. I

past, 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.

sitting quietly in the corner all this time. He had crawled over to her side

stunned. Just as she reached out to

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

another episode?” Kayla was startled and nearly fell off the couch. For a moment,

string together a coherent sentence. He only bared

said earlier. Giving Dexter enough

Dexter probably had something