Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 106

Beatrice had always despised Willow, which was why she initially treated Tessa relatively well when she first came over.

But who could have guessed Tessa was such a magnet for disaster? She had zero real talent, yet constantly tried to steal the spotlight, only to humiliate herself over and over again!

Not only did she cost the Landon family their vital partnership with The Jagger Family, but she also made them the laughingstock of the entire internet!

Everyone was mocking them for casting aside a piano prodigy like Willow in favor of a low-character, cheating plagiarist like Tessa!

Only God knew how much Beatrice wanted to scream when she read those comments! It turned out the wild girl she had looked down upon was the real gem, while Tessa was nothing but a troublemaking liability!

The vicious scolding left Tessa completely stunned. She looked pleadingly at Julian, but his mind was entirely occupied with crisis management, leaving him no time to spare a glance her way.

Tessa had no choice but to lower her eyes, feigning a pitiful, wronged expression. "Mrs. Landon... I had a moment of weakness. But my intentions were good. I just wanted to help Elias boost the company's profile so we could recover some losses... I didn't think Willow would take it this far... She just can't stand seeing us happy."

Beatrice let out a harsh sneer. "If you hadn't bribed the judges and cheated, even just placing in the top three with this show's popularity would have been infinitely better than this disaster!"

Tessa's face flushed crimson at the verbal slap, utterly lost for how to respond.

She bowed her head, her eyelashes fluttering wildly.

Beatrice opened her mouth to continue her tirade but was stopped by Elias, who had just rushed in.

Elias immediately stepped in front of Tessa, his tone frantic. "Mom, that's enough! Tessa meant well. She feels worse than anyone about how things turned out. Just let it go!"

The defense almost sent Beatrice into a rage-induced stroke. Back when Elias was with Willow, he had never once defended Willow against her!

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