Return of the Crowned Heiress novel Chapter 116

"Abbie, what's wrong? Whose coat is this?" Jamie asked, her concern evident as she repeated the question several times.

Abbie tilted her head back and suddenly smiled. "Jamie, I finally made it!"

...

In the top-floor room of Pristine Hall, the atmosphere was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. The tension hung heavily in the air, and the presence of Stephan created an almost suffocating pressure that left his subordinates feeling uneasy.

Finally, one brave subordinate carefully said, "Mr. Russell, should we bring in the person who was bold enough to drug you?"

"No need."

Stephan turned away, his lips curling into a casual smirk.

His subordinate was taken aback, thinking, "When had Mr. Russell ever been so lenient as to let someone who drugged him off the hook?"

Just then, Stephan's smile faded, his eyes flashing with a cold, menacing light that made everyone instinctively shrink back.

With deliberate clarity, he spoke, "I'll handle it personally."

...

The door to the Fuller family home was kicked open following a loud bang, revealing that Felicia was not inside.

The classroom door at her school was kicked open following another bang, but there was still no sign of her.

After a third bang, the door to her dorm room also swung open to reveal that it was empty.

Stephan's expression darkened further.

Seeing the frustration on his face, one subordinate defensively said, "I checked thoroughly. This was the location, according to the records! Unless she can turn invisible, how could she just vanish?"

There was another possibility—Felicia had deliberately concealed her whereabouts, leaving just enough traces for them to find nothing.

After they left, a girl with braided hair, dressed inconspicuously, sat on a nearby bench, her hands quietly lowering a book she had been holding.

Behind her thick glasses, her eyes sparkled with cleverness.

It was Felicia, having disguised herself.

She had anticipated that Stephan would come looking for her, so she returned to her dorm early, brazenly visited the Fuller family, and then cleverly disguised herself to slip away, creating the illusion that she was still there.

Thankfully, she had managed to pull it off this time.

Felicia breathed a sigh of relief.

From the commotion that occurred before he left, it seemed he had urgent matters to attend to. She hoped their next encounter would be delayed, and she could avoid him for as long as possible.

Rubbing her neck, Felicia stood up and confidently made her way back to her dorm room.