Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 183

Before hearing those words, Tessa had always convinced herself that Elias genuinely loved her. She believed that no matter how much the Landon family pressured him, he would never agree to a divorce.

But now, she had heard it from his own lips.

How could she even begin to describe the sheer agony of this moment?

It felt as if a bucket of scalding water had been dumped over her head, burning her skin until it was blistered and raw, leaving her wishing for death.

Completely oblivious to Tessa's presence behind him, Elias mistook Willow's silence for a softening in her attitude.

He pressed on, his voice laced with urgency, "I promise I won't see her anymore. I will completely cut ties with the entire Shaw family. Willow, you are the only one I want. Please forgive me, okay?"

The words twisted the knife deeper into Tessa's heart. Elias sounded so incredibly tender—exactly how he used to sound when he comforted her.

But now, all that devotion was being poured out for someone else. For Willow!

Tessa's face twisted with a sickening, venomous jealousy. She glared at Willow as if she were staring at the woman who had murdered her entire family!

Willow simply smiled, arching a brow at Elias. "Elias, do you really mean that?"

Without missing a beat, Elias nodded vigorously. "Of course! If you don't believe me, we can go to City Hall right now!"

At that, Willow laughed until her shoulders shook. "Tess, did you hear that? Your husband wants a divorce!"

Elias froze. Slowly following Willow's line of sight, he turned his head and locked eyes with a devastatingly pale Tessa.

A flicker of guilt flashed across his face, but he didn't offer a single word of explanation. After all, Tessa had always been gentle and far easier to coax than Willow.

Even if she was upset now, he figured he could just feed her some random excuse later and she'd eventually let it go.

Tessa felt thoroughly humiliated. The perfect facade she had painstakingly maintained was being ruthlessly ripped away.

Ever since successfully stealing Willow's place as the bride, Tessa had constantly flaunted their romance on social media. She posted dozens of pictures a day, explicitly to make Willow jealous and miserable.

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