Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 242

On the first day the scandal broke, Willow tracked down everyone who had attended that dinner, begging them to testify to Julian's innocence.

But they all kept their mouths shut. Not a single person was willing to exchange even a passing word with her.

No matter how frantically she pleaded or how low she bowed her head, they remained entirely indifferent.

On the second day, Willow stayed up all night searching for evidence, scouring through every possible security footage in the area, but came up empty-handed.

On the third day, Julian's verdict was handed down, and he was officially detained.

Willow stood outside the detention center, spending every last dollar she had to bribe her way inside, but she still couldn't secure a visit with him.

On the fourth day, she seemed to figure something out. She stopped her frantic rushing and quietly slipped into an underground casino that night. There, she spotted Ruby.

She didn't approach blindly. Instead, she monitored the crowd, eventually confirming that Ruby was closely associating with a man named Mr. Winston.

On the fifth day, using whatever methods necessary, Willow managed to stand by Mr. Winston's side, even accompanying him through the casino. Later that night, at a private dinner, she finally came face-to-face with the mastermind who had framed Julian—Silas Stone.

Silas Stone was also a medical professor and Julian's direct rival. But his skills fell short of Julian's, and he had spent ten years stuck in the same position without a promotion.

That year had been Silas Stone's best chance to move up, but Julian's sudden rise shattered his hopes. Consumed by hatred, he had resorted to such despicable methods to frame him.

Silas Stone recognized Willow immediately, but he didn't view a little girl as a threat. Instead, he specifically asked Mr. Winston to hand Willow over to him, purely to humiliate her.

Even now, Julian remembered every single word written in that file.

It read: Silas Stone forced Willow to down three bottles of vodka until her stomach gave out and she became violently ill. Only then did he stop. Afterward, he denied her request to go to the hospital, forcing her to stay and accompany him in the casino until she literally collapsed. Then, he dragged the unconscious Willow to a hotel.

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