Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 374

The chandelier had plummeted to the stage, the shattering glass slicing the girl's face and permanently disfiguring her.

Daphne had shown zero remorse. Instead, she had pointed and laughed at how hideously ugly the girl had become.

A few years later, furious that her best friend had a better figure, Daphne had orchestrated a vicious "accident," shoving the girl under a moving vehicle. The resulting amputation had instantly destroyed the girl's modeling career.

The King was fully aware of every single one of these twisted incidents. He was the one who had tirelessly buried the evidence and cleaned up her messes. He knew exactly what kind of monster his daughter was.

So when Daphne pleaded her innocence now, King Alaric didn't believe a single word of it.

He just glared at her. "Daphne, enough. This is not the time for your temper tantrums!"

The world spun around Daphne. Not even her own flesh and blood believed her!

How was she supposed to prove her innocence now?!

Who in the hell was framing her?!

Just inches away, hiding safely behind the shed door, the true mastermind was silently giggling. Let them fight. The more chaotic it got, the better. That was what they deserved for trying to ruin Lucian.

This was the price they had to pay!

Lucian found her vivid, mischievous expressions impossibly endearing. He lightly pinched her cheek, whispering, "Wicked little thing."

Unwilling to lose, Willow shot him a fierce glare and leaned into his ear. "And yet, you still let this wicked little thing take you entirely, didn't you?"

Her face flushed crimson the moment the words left her mouth, but she refused to back down from the banter.

Lucian's eyes darkened instantly. His Adam's apple bobbed as he fought to restrain the surge of desire. "Honey, you can't really claim you 'took' me entirely. After all, we didn't exactly go all the way."

Willow scoffed at his shamelessness, her eyes wide with indignation. "You're impossible!"

"Why don't you try me and see?" he teased, leaning in closer.

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