Return of the Crowned Heiress novel Chapter 344

Stephan didn't even glance at Johanna. In an icy tone, he said, "Get out."

Johanna bit her lip, hesitated momentarily, then obediently turned toward the door. But as she reached it, she stopped as if remembering something.

She said, her voice deliberately soft and sweet, "Oh, by the way, Stephan, a call came in two hours ago. You were sound asleep, and I didn't want you to miss something important, so I answered it for you."

Stephan's hand froze mid-movement, and anger flashed in his dark eyes. Before he could lash out, his gaze landed on the caller ID—Mike.

Mike wouldn't call unless it was about Felicia.

"Hello?" Stephan's focus immediately shifted as he answered the phone. His first question was short and tense. "Did you find her?"

Johanna's expression flickered, though she kept her composure.

She hadn't seen the contact name earlier, but the voice on the other end had been a woman's—clear and distant. Stephan's anxious tone now made it obvious that this "her" was someone who mattered to him.

No wonder he had left that day without hesitation. Clearly, it was for that woman. If Imogen hadn't been so upset that she almost lost the baby, he wouldn't have stayed at all.

Johanna quietly slipped out of the ward, closing the door behind her.

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On the call, Mike's voice came through, sounding as lighthearted as usual. "Felicia's fine. She said she went on a little trip to clear her head and turned off her phone to avoid distractions. So, relax, Stephan. Everything's okay now."

Stephan exhaled, his tense shoulders easing slightly. But his brows remained furrowed.

"She's always busy running her clinic. Does it make sense for her to just disappear without a word?" he questioned, his tone sharp. "And even if she did, why are there no travel records? No tickets, no hotel stays—nothing."

It was as if Felicia had vanished into thin air for seven days. Even with all the resources he had mobilized, they hadn't found a single trace of her.