Return of the Crowned Heiress

Imogen rubbed her temples, “Go ahead. What is it?

The maid confessed, “Ms. Russell, when we changed Mr. Caleb’s clothes earlier, we noticed a fresh scratch on his skin. It was caused by a fingernail and seems to

have been made very recently!”

“What?” Imogen thought she had misheard. She instinctively responded, “How could you be so careless?”

“Ms. Russell, it wasn’t us! All of us have kept our nails trimmed short and smooth for Mr. Caleb. There’s no way we could have scratched him!” the maid defended.

“So, you’re saying…” Imogen froze, her mind racing. Apart from herself, the maids, and the nanny, only two other people had been near Caleb recently.

One was Archie, and the other was Johanna.

“Mr. Rosario didn’t hold the baby just now. Only Ms. Johanna lingered by the cradle,” the maid added cautiously.

As Imogen’s expression darkened, the maid braced herself. “Perhaps Ms. Johanna accidentally scratched Mr. Caleb while playing with him. Her nails might’ve been too long-”

enough!” Imogen’s voice cut through the room, startling Caleb in

him with practiced ease

the side, was

from mentioning this earlier and Instead chose to report it privately. It

husband, and the other was her sister–in–law. They were too close for her to take the word of outsiders over

The maid remained silent.

Imogen closed her eyes. No one could tell if she believed the maid or not. She finally sighed. “From now on, keep a closer watch. Someone must stay by Mr.

“Yes,” the maid replied.

chill running down her spine. Then, she remembered something

another, her hands carefully feeling around inside. Finally,

pills that Felicia had sent her not long ago. She said that

opened it and poured out the pills. Without any hesitation, she swallowed

wait was agonizing. Two hours

against the headboard and, without realizing it, drifted off to sleep. When she woke, the first thing she heard was the sound of her baby crying. Imogen opened her eyes