Return of the Crowned Heiress novel Chapter 666

Imogen trusted Felicia more than anyone else.

Felicia was slightly surprised by this, but there wasn't time to dwell on it. At the rate Caleb was crying, the little one could go into shock if this continued.

Felicia carefully checked Caleb's pulse. He was tiny, soft, and chubby, which made it difficult for most people to get an accurate reading. But for Felicia, it wasn't a problem.

Still, as she felt the pulse, her expression froze for a moment. She immediately checked it again to make sure she wasn't mistaken.

"How is it?" Imogen's voice trembled slightly, betraying her growing anxiety as each second ticked by.

Felicia's heart skipped a beat. She glanced at Stephan, who had been standing by her side the whole time. When Johanna appeared, it was Stephan who had signaled the guards to apprehend her.

Feeling Felicia's gaze, Stephan gently squeezed her hand and reassured her, "It's alright. Say whatever you need to say."

Felicia didn't hesitate. "If my diagnosis is correct, Caleb has been implanted with a venomous creature…"

"What?" Imogen almost passed out, stumbling backward. It was with the help of nearby staff and Stephan catching her in time that a fall was prevented.

"Are you sure?" Imogen's face was pale as she steadied herself. She carried Caleb in one hand and grabbed Felicia with the other. "Are you absolutely certain?"

Felicia shook her head lightly. She had deliberately phrased it with some room for doubt, but in truth, she was certain. She only softened her words so that Imogen wouldn't be completely overwhelmed by the news.

To Felicia's surprise, Imogen displayed a strength she hadn't anticipated. After just a few deep breaths, Imogen had regained her composure, her motherly instinct overriding her fear.

"Is there a way to fix it? Can it be resolved?" Imogen asked.

Felicia hesitated.

The venomous creature in Caleb's body seemed identical to the one affecting her. There was no cure.

The two of them were in this together. If Johanna had targeted Caleb, then Archie should have known. Even a beast wouldn't harm its own offspring yet Archie didn't stop Johanna from doing this to his son!

If it wasn't Johanna but Archie himself who had done this, then his depravity was truly beyond imagination.

Imogen trembled with fury, her entire body shaking. "Those scumbags! Both of them! I shouldn't have let that bastard die so easily. I should've made him suffer before killing him!"

She thought back to the time after Archie's "accident" when she had shed so many tears for him, praying daily for a miracle to bring her beloved back safely. Looking back at it now, it made her sick.

Her genuine love and devotion toward him was a complete waste!

How laughable and foolish she had been.

Felicia frowned in thought. Johanna's sudden appearance—risking capture by the Russell family's guards just to provoke them—had to have a deeper motive. Was she using Caleb as leverage?