Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 116

To be completely honest, if Willow hadn't been worried that rejecting him entirely would be too awkward, she wouldn't have kept a single bag.

After all, they were absurdly expensive. They had just met, and she didn't want to owe such a massive favor right off the bat.

Jude chuckled. "If you like them, keep them. It's just a few bags, I can afford it!"

Even though he looked like just an ordinary esports player on the surface, he was a Vance. Money had never been an issue for him!

Willow shook her head, wanting to refuse again, but Jude was quick—he ripped the tags off all the bags. "There! Now you don't have a reason to say no!"

Willow's heart warmed, and she carefully accepted the bags. "Thank you."

"No need to be polite! I'm your brother now, so if you ever want anything, just say the word!"

That was something even her own biological brothers had never said to her.

Her eyelashes fluttered. At that moment, she found herself suddenly looking forward to meeting the rest of the Vance family. If having a brother felt like this, she wouldn't mind having a few more.

*

Meanwhile, in The Sovereign Isles.

Lucian hung up the phone and walked back to the hospital bed in silence. His grandmother had just been transferred out of the ICU and was still unconscious.

A group of illegitimate children crowded around the bed, glaring at Lucian with hostility.

Lucian had no desire to deal with this suffocating atmosphere. He looked up and met their gazes coldly. "Are you getting out of here or what? How long are you planning to disturb Grandma's rest?"

The illegitimate children exchanged glances, their expressions shifting uneasily. None of them dared to talk back, and one by one, they filed out of the room.

The room instantly quieted down. Lucian stared at his grandmother's emaciated face, his heart feeling heavier by the second.

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