Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 247

[The couple was very young, clutching a child just a little older than our Willow. They were emaciated and looked absolutely tragic. According to them, their business partner had scammed them, leaving them drowning in exorbitant loan shark debt. They couldn't even afford to eat most days and had even considered taking the child and ending their own lives.]

[As a mother myself, I couldn't bear to see something so heartbreaking. Looking at that little girl made me think of my own Willow. For a child that small to die without ever getting the chance to truly experience the world... isn't that just too cruel?]

[My husband and I talked it over. We've decided to pay off their loan shark debt upfront and deduct it from their wages over time. Saving this family of three should build some good karma for our Willow, right? I just hope that heaven sees our kindness and watches over Willow, letting her grow up healthy and safe.]

[When we brought them home, the little girl stared at me with such pitiful eyes. It just so happens that when I ordered a custom Silver Keepsake Locket for Willow, the craftsman made a mistake. It had a minor flaw, making it a reject. I didn't want to give Willow something imperfect, so I figured I might as well give it to that little girl.]

Willow held her breath and frantically turned the page, but aside from that single entry, there was absolutely nothing else written about them.

The trail went cold just like that.

Willow took a deep breath, her fingers clutching the edge of her shirt. Aside from the mention of the Silver Keepsake Locket, the entry contained no names. All she knew was that the couple had a daughter around her age.

Honestly, the moment Willow read those clues, her very first instinct was to suspect Tessa.

But she and Tessa had practically grown up together, and Willow had never once seen her with any kind of Silver Keepsake Locket!

Since this locket was originally meant for Willow, the materials used would have been identical to her own. No one in their right mind would throw away something that expensive.

Yet Tessa had never worn one.

Willow had to admit that her theory might be completely wrong.

It made sense. How could there be such a massive coincidence in the world?

Besides, if Tessa's parents were the ones who betrayed Willow's parents, why would they end up sacrificing their own lives in the process?

Willow's mind was a chaotic mess, the tangled threads of information refusing to weave into a coherent picture.

She just couldn't figure it out.

She leaned back against the sofa, staring blankly at the ceiling for a long time.

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