Chapter 169

Kayla could hardly believe it—Shawn actually had the skill for this job! All her efforts to pressure and pay him more had paid off, finally stoking his ambition just enough. Felicia was surely done for this time! No one would ever threaten her position again. There would be no more competition. She nearly laughed out loud in relief, but the moment she turned and saw Arnold, her smug smile froze on her face. "Arnie, what are you thinking about?" Could he be thinking of Felicia? She hadn't finished her question when he brushed past her and seized the messenger boy by the collar. His usually calm face was dark and tense as he demanded, "What did you say? Felicia fell off a cliff and was swept away by the river?" "That's right. The villagers are all panicking; everyone's out searching. But she must've been swept far off with that waterfall, and the current was so strong. They're saying they may not even find the body." The boy, one of the training camp students, had actually been h