Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 58

The sheer magnitude of the disparity was almost laughable.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Tessa's heart plummeted. Too many things had happened recently. The shift in Leo and Asher's attitudes was glaringly obvious. She already felt a strong sense of unease. Was Xavier going to turn on her too?

No, that couldn't happen.

She gritted her teeth and said straightforwardly, "Never mind, Xavier. If the Landon family looks down on me, then so be it. I will definitely help you."

Her sudden change of tune softened his heart significantly.

Perhaps he had misjudged her. She hadn't changed; she just had her own concerns. But when weighing the options, she still chose him. All those years of raising her weren't for nothing.

His attitude softened, and he gently stroked her hair. "Good girl. Just do your best, you don't have to force yourself."

She lowered her head and nodded slightly, but her eyes harbored a deep reservoir of resentment.

All of this went completely unnoticed.

*

After leaving the hospital, Willow first went back to the apartment. When she unlocked the door with her keys, the room was empty, and she instinctively assumed Lucian wasn't home.

But the very next second, the bathroom door slid open.

Lucian hadn't expected her to return so soon. When he walked out, he wasn't wearing a single piece of clothing.

Almost instantly, a flush of pink spread across the man's porcelain skin. He quickly shut the door, but Willow had already gotten a crystal-clear look at everything she should and shouldn't have seen...

Her face flushed crimson. That fleeting glimpse had left a profound mark on her mind.

She could even trace the lines of his abdominal muscles from memory, as well as...

She shook her head, covering her eyes with her slender, fair fingers. Stop thinking about it!!

But... but... the physique of a top-tier financial heir was actually top-notch.

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