Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 189

The air in the room instantly grew suffocatingly quiet. Xavier's mind was a chaotic mess, his entire world narrowing down to the court summons in his hand.

How was this possible?

He thought back, utterly bewildered. This was the same girl who had been so starved for affection that a single kind word from him would have her eagerly offering him all her favorite snacks. How could that same girl, over a decade later, hand him a court summons without a second thought?

The sheer magnitude of the shock kept him rooted to the floor. He moved like a rusted puppet, every joint feeling stiff and heavy as he slowly forced himself to look up.

His gaze locked onto Willow's face.

He desperately searched for a single trace of hesitation or regret in her expression, but there was absolutely none.

On that familiar, stunning face, there was only a profound sense of relief.

It was as if she had been waiting for this moment her entire life.

Xavier opened his mouth several times before finally finding his voice, forcing the words out one by one. "Willow, does it really have to come to this?"

The arrival of the court officials had been highly disruptive, easily drawing the attention of everyone in the room. The elite guests subtly gathered around, maintaining their polite facades while their judgmental eyes darted toward the commotion.

To Xavier, those piercing stares felt like they were flaying him alive.

Hearing his question, Willow found it almost comical. "You forced me to give up my wedding to Tessa, constantly hurt me for her sake, and even went as far as kidnapping me. And in your mind, all of that was just a minor inconvenience?"

As Willow calmly listed out his atrocities, the expressions of the surrounding crowd instantly shifted to horror.

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