Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 276

Sensing his careful hesitation, Willow gave a short laugh before confidently reaching out, weaving her slender fingers through his so their hands were tightly interlocked.

Lucian's Adam's apple bobbed, his gaze turning even darker.

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At the same time, at the Yale residence.

The entire Shaw family had arrived. Even Asher had shown up in his wheelchair.

Leo originally hadn't had the time, but upon hearing that Silas Yale had sent invitations to the entire family, he automatically assumed Willow would be there. He took a leave of absence specifically to see her.

After all, ever since the wedding, Willow had refused to see him. Every opportunity to cross paths was incredibly rare and precious, and Leo refused to pass it up.

Even if it meant his esports teammates secretly cursed him for being irresponsible, Leo didn't care.

But he never expected that the person he would see wasn't Willow, but Tessa.

Immediately, Leo furrowed his brows and asked bluntly, "What gives you the right to be here?"

Tessa's smile froze for a second. She cautiously glanced over at Mr. Yale, who was in the kitchen washing fruit and couldn't hear them.

Only then did Tessa speak softly, "Leo, I'm a member of the Shaw family too. Of course I have the right to be here."

Leo let out a harsh scoff, his tone dripping with sarcasm. "A member of the Shaw family? Did Mom and Dad ever officially acknowledge you as an adopted daughter? Get your facts straight. You're just a girl we foolishly called our sister when we were younger. You have absolutely zero ties to our parents! At best, you're just a maid."

His words were ruthless, completely shredding her dignity and stomping it into the dirt.

Tessa's face went deathly pale, looking as if she were about to burst into tears at any second.

Silas couldn't sit still any longer. He glared at Leo in dissatisfaction. "Leo, why are you causing a scene? Besides, taking her in was our decision. It has nothing to do with her! Since we decided to treat her like family, we should be family for the rest of our lives. Isn't regretting it halfway just completely irresponsible?"

Hearing this, Leo couldn't hold back a mocking laugh. "Is that right? Well, I hope you never regret it for the rest of your life. Enjoy playing her devoted brother!"

Silas felt a strange undercurrent in those words and frowned instinctively, but he didn't know how to refute him.

Tessa quickly jumped in to smooth things over. "Alright, alright, it's my fault. If Leo has a problem with me, I'll just keep quiet. Please don't fight with him over me, Silas..."

Hearing her say that only made Silas's heart ache for her more, and his resentment toward Leo grew.

Leo let out another derisive laugh but didn't say anything else. He didn't want to interact with Tessa anymore; every extra word made him feel sick.

Seeing that he had finally shut up, Tessa breathed a tiny sigh of relief. As soon as Mr. Yale returned, she immediately spoke up. "Mr. Yale! I have a few medical questions I was hoping to ask you. Do you have some time?"

Mr. Yale paused for a second. Even though he had been abroad all these years, and deeply entrenched in highly classified projects for the last two, completely cut off from the outside world...

He had still heard rumors in the past that the Shaw brothers had taken in an adopted girl years ago. Barring any surprises, it was likely the girl standing in front of him.

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