Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 121

Leo knew he probably couldn't wait for Willow forever. She had blocked all his contact information, and he didn't dare buy a burner phone just to harass her.

He was terrified that she didn't want to see him, but he was even more terrified of pushing her further away.

He stood there in silence for a long time. Only when the biting wind cut straight through his clothes did he finally drag his feet toward The Landon Medical Center, taking it one heavy step at a time.

Willow had always been fiercely protective of Asher since they were young. Even though they had completely broken her heart, she had never truly given up on him.

Did that mean if he just kept a close eye on Asher, he would eventually get a chance to see her?

The thought made Leo feel suddenly foolish.

After all, not too long ago, it had been Willow practically begging to see him.

Now, their dynamics were completely flipped. He was finally getting a taste of what she had endured.

So this was what waiting felt like—so agonizing, so entirely hopeless.

Yet, he used to force Willow to wait for him all the time.

The kind of waiting that never yielded a single reward.

A suffocating wave of despair washed over him, making his chest tighten and his breathing ragged.

Leo wandered into the hospital like a ghost. The moment he entered the room, his eyes landed on Asher lying in the hospital bed.

He looked even thinner now. It wasn't just the weight loss; it was as if all the life had been drained right out of him. He stared blankly out the window, completely oblivious to the fact that someone had walked in.

Leo froze for a second. He followed Asher's gaze out the window and realized that the room directly overlooked the hospital's main entrance.

Who was he... waiting for?

Willow?

Leo couldn't help but ask, "Has Willow come to see you recently?"

Asher finally shifted his gaze to Leo and slowly shook his head.

In that moment, Leo's heart plummeted into a bottomless abyss.

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