Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 29

[What the hell is Willow talking about? Tessa's composition is stolen?]

[Impossible! Tessa has won first place in every piano competition for the last two years, and this isn't the first time she's played an original piece! It has the exact same style and little habits as her previous one! There's no way she plagiarized it!]

[Exactly! Vivienne is famous for having zero tolerance for thieves. If Tessa actually stole it, her career in classical music would be over! She wouldn't risk destroying her own future!]

Vivienne frowned deeply. "What is the meaning of this?"

Tessa's eyelashes fluttered frantically. Under the increasingly suspicious gazes of the crowd, she forced herself to act calm. She turned to Vivienne and murmured softly, "Ms. Vance, she's my sister. It's just that our relationship... I'll explain everything to you after, I promise."

Vivienne's frown deepened, but she chose to stay silent.

Tessa then turned to Willow, putting on a pitiful, victimized expression. "Willow, I know you hate me, but this is my apprenticeship banquet. This is one of the most important days of my life. If I did something to upset you, I'll apologize the second this is over, okay?"

Her words were perfectly calculated, painting Willow as a jealous, unhinged sister deliberately trying to ruin her big moment.

Elias immediately wrapped a protective arm around Tessa, glaring at Willow. "Are you out of your mind?!"

Seeing the pathetic, pleading look on Tessa's face, a vein popped in Xavier's temple. He marched forward and grabbed Willow's wrist. "How the hell did you get in here? Willow, are you really this psychotic? You just can't stand seeing Tessa happy, can you? You..."

His voice cut off abruptly.

The wrist beneath his grip was shockingly thin—she was so fragile it felt like it might snap under the slightest pressure.

When did Willow get this skeletal?

He suddenly remembered Willow at four years old, a chubby, beaming little girl. Holding her used to tire his arms out.

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