Return of the Crowned Heiress

Chapter 678

The sharp mind of metal clashing echoed through the air, followed by a dull thud

stephan stood firm, his tall frame unyielding like a mountain. The edge of his coat fluttered in the beze, giving him an air of aloofness

Opposite him, the figure who had just launched the attack was sent flying backward. The man stumbled roughly six feet before crashing to the ground. He was now covered in dirt and looked

slowly, the figure lifted his head. Felicia finally got a clear view of his are

Gasps from Imogen and Scarlet filled the air, and Felicia’s heart skipped a beat as her pupils contracted slightly. It was Maurice!

What was he doing? What had caused him to lose control like this?

Felicia had always known that there was bad blood between Maurice and Stephan It was said that their families‘ dead stretched back to the previous generation. Though they each ruled their respective territories and generally avoided open conflict, there was no shortage of cover hostility.

But this time, Maurice wasn’t being subtle. He had come openly with a blade in hand to bill

he out of

to his deer, ignoring the dirt clinging to his clothes–something unthinkable for a clean freak

Imogen. With bloodshot eyes, he gripped his knife tightly and

shaken from the first attack. Though Stephan had pulled her to safety earlier, seeing Mantice rush toward her again made her

she didn’t move. She didn’t

from the helicopter, rushed forward,

moves, he disarmed Maurice, sending the knife flying from his hand. Maurice reacted quickly, using the

out!” Imogen

gaze remained calm, even dismissive. With a subtle sidestep, he avoided the punch effortlessly. In the same motion, he extended his log and

once been mocked for being confined to a wheelchair for years, collapsed on one knee with a muffled groan of pain. It was unclear whether the bone

fight was over in just

cold and sharp, each word cutting like

between their families, Stephan had never considered Maurice worth the effort to kill

of him–and not once

either