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.

Maurice’s eyes–an ache that mirrored her own. Yet no matter how brief it was and how

her mouth to say something, but before she could, Maurice burst into laughter. It was loud, unrestrained, and jarring like he was trying to drown out the echoes

to Felicia’s ears, it carried an undertone of emptiness. It was as if he was mocking not just

confrontational. If anyone knew how

make things right

to his usual self. The mask was back in

gaze shifted to the Fuller couple pinned to the ground. His lips curved 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

“What condition?”

going to be easy. She

the Fuller

voices were cut off abruptly as someone gagged

and

the bridge of her nose in frustration and asked, “Just name it. What’s your

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