Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 210

But she was practically penniless. Emptying every pocket, she had only managed to scrape together a miserable twenty dollars.

It was only enough to afford cheap plaster figurines.

When Willow proudly brought them home, Xavier and the others graciously accepted them. They praised her thoughtfulness on camera, prominently displaying the plaster figurines in the most visible spots in their rooms.

Willow had been genuinely euphoric that day. She had even fallen asleep with a bright smile on her face.

But overnight, a merciless storm had erupted across the internet.

The five Shaw brothers were crowned as the ultimate fiercely protective siblings. Tessa was hailed as the brilliant, humble prodigy who endured living under another's roof without complaint. And Willow...

She was branded a selfish, venomous snake who maliciously plotted against her adopted sister, hellbent on ruining her life.

Her supposed 'cruelty' and Tessa's manufactured 'victimhood' fed the toxic frenzy of online hatred.

Next to Tessa's glowing perfection, Willow looked utterly worthless.

Tessa was sweet and adorable, while Willow was malnourished and sickly.

Tessa was a piano prodigy with a master's degree in medicine, while Willow was just an average medical student who couldn't even secure a job post-graduation.

Willow's public image was permanently cemented as both stupid and evil.

She had woken up from her sweet dreams to a tidal wave of global harassment.

When she rushed to beg her brothers to clear her name, she found the plaster figurines she had sacrificed everything to buy discarded in the trash cans.

In that shattering moment, Willow finally understood everything.

Her sincerity had been buried. Her dignity had been trampled. From the very beginning, she was nothing more than a stepping stone for Tessa's fame.

How pathetic.

Recalling that humiliating past, an icy detachment washed over Willow's eyes.

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