Return of the Crowned Heiress

Chapter 513

To be honest, Felicia regretted it the e moment she said those words.

She didn’t know what happened in Maurice’s past to make him the way he was. She didn’t know what kind of harm his father, stepmother, or siblings had inflicted on him. As an outsider, she had no right to judge him,

What drove her to lash out like that was her anger over Carmen’s death. Whether directly or indirectly, her death was tied to Maurice. Felicia had let her emotions take the wheel, and the words came slipping out.

But words were like spilled milk–there was no taking back.

Maurice’s expression darkened in an instant. His brown eyes glimmered with an unnatural light, the red mole by his eye standing out like a drop of blood on snow. His handsome face was stone cold as he gave off an air of hostility around him.

At the same time, all of his men turned their furious glares on Felicia. Even the four who had once been assigned to protect her looked ready to draw blood

The air around them went still, making the atmosphere feel all the more oppressive.

fleeting moment, she had seen something in Maurice’s eyes–an ache that mirrored her own. Yet no matter how brief it was and how well he

she could, Maurice burst into laughter. It was loud,

undertone of emptiness.

to be confrontational. If anyone knew how much words could wound, it was

wanted to make things right but didn’t know

self. The mask was back in place, smooth

into a half–smile, teasing but unreadable as he said, “You want me to let them go? Fine. But you’ll have to agree to one

“What condition?”

She braced herself, half–expecting him to

respond, the Fuller couple started shouting “Licial

voices were cut off abruptly

us and

in frustration

lazily on a large rock, tilted his head to expose the scratch marks on his neck, and