Return of the Crowned Heiress Chapter 539

Chapter 539

Felicia glanced down at Kayla, her voice ice–cold as she ordered, “Let go.”

Kayla let out a crazed laugh, her face twisting in deranged determination. “I won’t let go even if I die! If I can’t live, why should you?”

Her expression was a picture of desperation–a madness that sought to drag everyone around her into the abyss.

And because it was Felicia, her grip tightened even more. If she couldn’t have peace, neither could Felicia.

Her maniacal laughter echoed, her once–delicate and lovely face now grotesque and terrifying. With venom dripping from every word, she spat, “Felicia, you’re the reason I ended up like this! You owe me, and you must pay it back!”

Felicia didn’t know what to say. She could never understand Kayla’s twisted logic.

People like Kayla never reflected on their actions. When they were on top, they believed their victories were deserved. When they were defeated, they blamed everyone but themselves. It was never their fault. The consequences of their own deeds were always someone else’s doing

Felicia narrowed her eyes and, without hesitation, drove her foot into Kayla’s head with considerable force. The blow left Kayla reeling, her head ringing. Yet even through the pain, Kayla clung desperately to Felicia’s leg.

“I told you, even if I die, I won’t let go!” she screamed. “Felicia, you’re coming down with me-”

Before she could finish, Kayla let out a bloodcurdling scream. Two silver needles had pierced her back, instantly sapping the strength she had summoned in her madness. Her hands involuntarily loosened, freeing Felicia.

Felicia didn’t spare another glance and immediately climbed upward, her movements agile and swift as she scaled the crevice’s rocky

walls.

Above her, another round of explosions started, causing rocks and debris to rain down continuously. A few more such explosions would collapse the narrow canyon’s walls entirely, and this place would be buried.

“Felicia! Felicia! Pull me up! Save me! I don’t want to die… Felicia! I’ll continue haunting you as a ghost!”

Kayla’s screams were desperate and heart–wrenching. She seemed to understand that there was no hope left. Watching Felicia near the crevice’s edge, about to escape to safety, her hatred and

“Bitch! Go to hell!”

In a burst of frenzied strength, Kayla grabbed a flashlight that had rolled near her hand and hurled it with all her might toward Felicia.

The flashlight cut through the air, gleaming as it flew toward Felicia’s back

At that moment, Felicia was nearly out of the crevice. She was using both her hands and feet to push herself over the edge. When she sensed the flashlight hurtling toward her, she had no free hands to block it.

With a dull thud, the cold, hard metal of the flashlight struck Felicia squarely on her spine. The sudden pain and impact threw her off balance, causing her to sway dangerously, but she managed to steady herself.

However, at that exact moment, another deafening explosion rocked the ground, causing it to tremble violently.

Climbing without safety ropes was dangerous to begin with, and Felicia’s palms were slick with sweat, reducing her grip. shockwave from the blast sent her body tilting backward.

In an instant, she plummeted like a bird with broken wings, falling straight down.

Kayla erupted into uncontrollable laughter upon witnessing her fall.

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But just then, a slim and agile figure dove into the chaos, cutting through the swirling dust and quaking ground. Amidst the explosions and tumbling rocks, the figure leaped downward. They caught Felicia mid–fall and wrapped an arm firmly around her waist.