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.

“Which cousin? Jake’s family is avoiding us like the plague.

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

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

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

end, she sighed. “Fine. Leave if you want

aunt temporarily. I’ll come back. I still have to take

heartbroken to hear Kayla say such things. She might have tried every possible way to keep her daughter by her side. But after everything that had happened, her feelings for

It was Dexter, who had been sitting quietly in the corner all this time. He had crawled over to her side without

Just as she reached out to help him up, Dexter’s expression

was evident,

episode?” Kayla was startled and nearly fell off the couch.

a coherent sentence. He only bared his teeth

Felicia had said earlier. Giving Dexter enough stimulation might pull him

Dexter probably had something to do with the