Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 332

If he wasn't buying them directly from Crestview, he was baking them from scratch for her.

She was so incredibly spoiled by him that she didn't even realize it was unusual.

Opening the box, she took a tiny bite. Her delicate brows furrowed slightly. It was a bit too sweet—nowhere near as good as the ones Lucian made.

Losing interest, she set the pastry aside and turned to the stage. "Let's begin."

The director looked to York for confirmation. When York nodded, the director turned his attention to Silas. "Which scene will you be reading?"

Silas snapped out of his daze. "The scene where he saves the female lead."

The character of Gideon was the quintessential tragic, self-sacrificing hero. He was gentle, kind-hearted, and slightly eccentric—serving as Serena Winter's primary emotional pillar in the early stages of Obsidian Heart.

The scene Silas had chosen was Gideon's ultimate defining moment.

In the script, Serena had just stolen a vital piece of evidence from her enemies. To buy her time to escape, Gideon hides her in a cave, clutches a decoy box, and leaps off a cliff.

It was a diversion tactic meant to draw the pursuers away and give her a chance at survival.

Willow watched Silas with blatant mockery. The man possessed an absurdly thick skin, throwing himself into the performance as if she weren't even sitting there.

He lacked formal acting training, and his skills were incredibly mediocre. Initially, he struggled to tap into the right emotion, but the moment he locked eyes with Tessa in the audience, something clicked.

Standing rigidly on the stage, he cradled an imaginary box to his chest, his voice breaking with tragic resolve. "Goodbye, Serena."

According to the script, he had one final line left to deliver: In our next life, I hope we meet sooner. I'll never let you wander alone again...

Sweeping his gaze toward the judges' table, he prepared to channel his absolute best, most heart-wrenching performance.

But the second his eyes landed on Willow, every trace of his emotion short-circuited.

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