Return of the Crowned Heiress

Chapter 537

Pete chuckled softly, his gaze carrying a trace of indulgence as though he were looking at a misbehaving pet he couldn’t bear to punish.

Felicia’s face turned icy as she hurled the last knife in her hand straight at him.

The angle and force were aimed precisely at Pete’s heart. She wasn’t bluffing and truly meant to kill him.

This time, Pete didn’t move, but one of his subordinates did. With a metallic clang, the knife was deflected and fell harmlessly to the ground.

Felicia telt a pang of regret. If only she had brought a larger blade…

Pete’s eyes darkened as he spoke, his tone laced with a cryptic nostalgia, “When I first saw you, you were just a skinny little thing. covered in bruises from beatings. But even then, you were as guarded as you are now. You had thrown a rock at me with everything you had. My dear cousin, you really haven’t clunged a bit. ”

She was speechless.

age of seven, she had lived in Alverton with Howard,

that, she had also been occasionally bullied by other children, who would insult or hit her. During those times, she would pick up rocks

it must have been because he

on it. Lingering on the past would only

string along

to bypass him

around Pete and his men, keeping a wary eye on them as she made her way

movements at the

She called out, “Stephan!”

light from below momentarily blinded her. Before she could confirm if

blast sent rocks of all

from the crevice. Still, Felicia felt the impact as sand and debris rained down on her, striking her

the area, sending vibrations through the

the crevice still showed no intention of coming back