Return of the Crowned Heiress

At that moment, Johanna suddenly felt a surge of courage.

She nodded firmly, her voice clear and resolute. “I’ll go with you!”

The two quickly packed their things. Archie quietly sneaked into the director’s office and stole 500 dollars. Meanwhile, Johanna went to the kitchen, stole some food, and stuffed it into a backpack

The two youngsters slipped out of the house under the cover of night, scaled the wall, and escaped into an uncertain future. The years of wandering were just as difficult.

At first, the 500 dollars they stole was enough to prevent them from starving, but once the money ran out, it was hard to put food on the table. They occasionally had to starve.

They even had to sleep under bridges, where they were often driven away by other homeless people.

At that time, Johanna and Archie collected discarded mineral water bottles for a week They rummaged through trash cans without care for cleanliness because those bottles could be exchanged for money. Once they had filled a large sack, they would sell it for a few dollars, which was enough to buy them some food. Countless days and nights passed like this. Life was harsh but also sweet.

Compared to the orphanage, Johanna preferred those years of wandering because of the sweet taste of freedom. But good times didn’t last.

their provocations grew more and more excessive. To protect her, Archie

wouldn’t let it slide, and it was only

The two

of them gave up the “home” they had made do with for so long and left

city filled with skyscrapers, the two youngsters who had never

dim. But the ambition and brilliance in Archie’s eyes burned bright. Johanna looked

on the bustling scene in the distance as he said, “We won’t live like this forever. Johanna, trust me. I’ll keep climbing upward, no matter what it takes! I don’t want to just survive like some helpless ant that anyone can crush. I want to stand at a

in the clouds and watch others struggle in vain! I want money, I want power, and I want everyone to bow down

Archie exhausted every possible method until he managed to make a connection that brought him into the Russell family as one of the

height he dreamed of seemed too far, like

a shortcut, he chose to take a different path. He set his sights on Imogen, the daughter of the Russell family, even though Imogen was over a decade

He succeeded.

to fall into the water and appeared just in time to rescue her. Later, he repeatedly approached her, deliberately making her fall

it had all come back to