Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 244

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In that moment, his mind was utterly consumed by the memories he had so deliberately suppressed for years.

The absolute despair on Willow's face, the tears pooling in her eyes, the sight of her cheeks bruised purple from the freezing cold when she was thrown out of the house...

Those images tangled together, playing over and over in his mind like a relentless slideshow.

It felt like a bomb went off inside his head!

His skull pounded so viciously he felt nauseous.

After dropping that reality check, Willow couldn't be bothered to waste another breath on him. The cheapest thing in this world was belated guilt.

Why should someone who ruthlessly tormented others expect a simple apology to wipe the slate clean?

Willow absolutely refused to forgive him!

The suffering she endured was real. The countless days of starving and freezing were etched into her bones. Why should she forgive them just because a few men got teary-eyed and slapped themselves?

Was her refusal to forgive some kind of ultimate sin? Did it make her cold-blooded?

Then she would gladly be heartless.

If Willow had one defining trait, it was her unwavering stubbornness. Once she walked away from something, she never looked back.

After saying her piece, she didn't spare Julian another glance. She turned on her heel and strode forward without a hint of hesitation.

Before her, the sun shone brilliantly.

Behind her, Xavier and the rest of the Shaw family were swallowed by endless shadows.

As Vivienne walked past Julian, she rolled her eyes unapologetically. "And you call yourself a university professor! An absolute fool like you isn't even half the man a stray dog is!"