Return of the Crowned Heiress (Felicia)

With tears in her eyes, Kayla looked up at Myra, begging, "Mom, I was misled, and I acted out of confusion. Please forgive me. I promise I'll never do it again. Mom, please. I'm begging you."

Her words about being misled were clearly an attempt to shift the blame.

Talia was having none of it and snapped back. "Kayla, who misled you? It was you who came to me, wanting to team up to take out Felicia! You asked me to help steal Grandpa's poison! I only pushed Roberta into this because of you!

"And now that it's all blown up in your face, you want to push the blame onto me? You're really shameless.

"I can't believe I was blind enough to partner up with you!"

The more Talia spoke, the angrier she became. Just before they dragged her away, she kicked Kayla with a final burst of defiance. "You're the mastermind, and I'm just the accomplice. If I go down, you're coming with me! If I'm going to prison, you better believe you won't get off easy either!"

When Felicia exposed all her crimes, Kayla hid behind the scenes, hoping to turn invisible while letting Talia take the heat.

She could dream on! Talia would rather lay everything bare than let Kayla escape unscathed.

No one could get away with this.

Soon enough, Talia was taken away. She was facing charges of murder, confinement, and human trafficking.

That left Kayla standing there alone.

Everyone saw her as a sweet, innocent girl, charming and good-hearted. However, in that recording, she spoke arrogantly and in a venomous tone. Beneath her innocent facade lay a heart as cold as ice. Every word she spoke about wanting Felicia dead sent chills down everyone's spine.

Myra closed her eyes and slowly yanked Kayla's hands free from her grip. With a heavy heart, she said, "From now on, don't ever return to the Fuller family. We don't have a daughter like you." "Mom! Are you abandoning me?" Kayla cried, her sobs almost breaking hearts.

Myra's eyes reddened, and she turned away to avoid looking at Kayla.

"Sebastian, please help me! We've grown up together; I'm your sister..."

As Myra's resolve hardened, Kayla grabbed onto Sebastian's hand, pleading like someone drowning and clinging to a last hope. Her eyes were also filled with despair. Sebastian, snapping out of his initial shock, frowned but remained firm. "Kayla, what you did is truly unforgivable!"

Did that mean it was a death sentence for her?

Kayla cried out, turning to Clive, "Grandpa, you love me the most, right? I'll change, I promise. Please don't let Mom abandon me, okay?"

Clive scoffed and turned away, brushing off his sleeves.

He had already had enough for one day. He dealt with Talia and threw out Noah's family. Kayla was Myra's problem, and he wasn't about to interfere, either.

As Clive walked away, the normally low-key family of Jake quietly slipped out, too.

Myra felt utterly drained as if she had instantly aged ten years. She took Sebastian's arm and said, "Sebastian, take me home. I'm so tired." Sebastian could only support Myra. He had intended to take Felicia with them, but she shook her head, indicating that she wanted to stay.

And so, he helped Myra out while Kayla tried to follow but was pushed back each time.

"Felicia, are you happy now? Is this what you wanted?"

With no one around, Kayla dropped the act, glaring at Felicia with a look filled with hatred and resentment, wishing she could tear her apart piece by piece. Felicia replied coolly, "What's the matter? You can hurt me, but I can't fight back? The world doesn't work this way."

At that moment, the gloves were officially off between them.