Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 251

Tessa quickly recovered her wits, her expression twisting with humiliation. "Willow! How can you just slander someone like that? I don't even know what your silver keepsake locket looks like! Growing up, the only thing I ever did to wrong you was marrying Elias, but that was just because I loved him too much. Is that a crime?"

Willow was honestly impressed. Even at a time like this, Tessa never missed an opportunity to score points with Elias.

Willow smiled and threw the question right back at her. "So, by your logic, as long as you like it, it's not stealing? You certainly like a lot of things, don't you? You even liked the dowry my mother left for me."

The remark caught Tessa off guard, choking her words. Her lips trembled for a long moment, but she couldn't form a single coherent sentence.

Because nothing she could say would justify her actions.

Elias also realized the problem. Frowning, he told her, "Tessa, don't push your luck."

Push her luck?

Tessa was absolutely infuriated by that phrase. The Shaw family had given those things to her willingly, so how could that be considered pushing her luck?

Tessa's eyes welled with red, but Elias refused to look at her again, afraid she would drag him down and further upset Willow.

Instead, he spoke coldly, "Tessa, get out of here. Don't make me repeat myself. If you upset Willow, don't blame me for ignoring our past affection."

Tessa froze instantly. Then, she turned to Willow, her voice trembling slightly. "You're enjoying this today, aren't you, Willow?"

Of course Willow was enjoying it. She hadn't said anything wrong—Tessa was a thief.

It was just that the item stolen hadn't been her silver keepsake locket.

But what difference did it make?

Willow sighed with exaggerated drama. "If you say things like that, I really will get upset."

Tessa clenched her fists, shot a resentful look at Elias, and then large tears began to spill down her face. She turned and fled, sobbing brokenly.

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