Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 125

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Unfortunately, he was too late. Willow was nowhere to be seen.

He searched the entire hospital grounds for an hour, but he couldn't find her.

Defeated, Leo trudged back into the hospital room. Asher was sitting on the bed, staring blankly out the window just as before.

In a split second, a fiery rage ignited in Leo's chest. Unable to control himself, he stormed over, grabbed Asher by the collar, and screamed, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?! You just didn't want me to see Willow! Why?! Asher, don't push me!"

His grip was brutal, laced with intense hostility, yet Asher didn't flinch. He just stared back, his voice completely devoid of emotion. "You're in such a rush to see Willow. Is it because you want to keep backing Tessa up?"

The roaring fire in Leo's chest was extinguished in an instant. He opened his mouth to argue, only to realize he had nothing to say.

His grip on Asher's collar slowly loosened.

The mockery in Asher's eyes deepened. With a voice dripping in bitter sarcasm, he said, "When Willow was fifteen, you two had just started getting along. Then Tessa came to you, crying, claiming Willow pushed her into the water on purpose. What did you do? You didn't even ask for an explanation. You held Willow's head underwater in the pool and forced her to suffocate three separate times. She was so terrified of water after that, she'd shake just looking at it... It took her until two years ago to finally stop trembling."

All the color drained from Leo's face. He stood there as if struck by lightning, not even realizing when Asher shoved him away.

Asher locked eyes with him, emphasizing every single word. "What? Are you planning to repeat history?"

They really were brothers—they knew exactly where to twist the knife.

Those few sentences completely shattered Leo's defenses. Fists clenched, he glared viciously at Asher. "Shut up! I'm not the same person I was back then!"

Ignoring him, Asher continued, his voice hauntingly hollow. "Do you know what happened after that? Willow came to me in tears. She asked me over and over again what she did wrong to make you hate her so much. She looked so pitiful... and do you know what I told her? I said, 'Who gave you the right to bully Tessa? This is the price you pay! Being hated and cast out by this family is your destiny!'"