Return of the Crowned Heiress novel Chapter 538

Kayla loathed Pete with every fiber of her being. She cursed the heavens for their unfairness until her voice gave out. Exhausted and powerless, she began to sob.

But her tears had barely lasted two minutes when explosions echoed above, followed by the crashing of massive boulders.

At that moment, Kayla knew it was over. She couldn't escape. She would die here.

Yet just when she was about to succumb to despair, she heard Felicia's voice.

At first, Kayla thought it was a hallucination brought on by her near-death state. After all, Felicia was the person she hated most in her life—the thorn in her side, the obstacle she could never overcome!

Even though the Fuller family had gone bankrupt and her once-glamorous title as the heiress was now meaningless, Kayla still viewed Felicia as a threat. She wished for nothing more than to crush Felicia completely.

But never in her wildest imagination did she expect Felicia to appear here, at the very moment when she was on the brink of despair.

Dragging her paralyzed, mangled legs, Kayla stretched out her hand, desperately trying to grab Felicia's pant leg. She begged, sobbing uncontrollably, "Felicia, save me! I don't want to die. Please save me... It was all my fault before. I was wrong. I'll never do it again. Please, for the sake of the bond we once shared as siblings, help me! I beg you!"

Her face was a mess of tears and blood. She was truly a pitiful sight, unlike anything Kayla had ever shown before.

She pleaded humbly, her words dripping with desperation and her gaze filled with hope, fear, as well as an overwhelming need to survive. She was willing to do anything.

Felicia had seen such a look before.

Years ago, in that remote, isolated mountain village, a trafficked woman named Roberta had been chained and was begging on her knees. She had looked up at Felicia with the same despair in her eyes.

Back then, Felicia was also struggling for her own survival as she was pursued by ruthless killers. Weighing the risks and benefits, she chose to walk away. But after taking just two steps, she turned back to rescue Roberta.