Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 76

Amused, Willow put on the sheet mask and lay down next to her.

Fifteen minutes later, Vivienne peeled the mask off Willow's face, framed her radiant cheeks in her hands, and pressed a loud kiss to her forehead. "Finally got my hands on you! You're just too cute. I have no idea which lucky boy is going to end up holding you every day."

The ambush caught Willow completely off guard, her beautiful eyes going wide with surprise.

Her innocent, doe-eyed expression was so adorable that Vivienne couldn't resist squishing her cheeks until they were slightly flushed, finally satisfied.

In that playful moment, Willow felt a rare, profound sense of maternal love.

She remembered how her own mother used to squish her cheeks just like this.

Her mother's hands had been so soft and warm. Every time she playfully pinched Willow's face, she would coo, "My beautiful Willow, you're so cute. How did I get such a perfect baby?"

And Willow would always giggle happily in response.

But that was before the kidnapping took her parents' lives. Since then, no one had ever touched her with that kind of pure affection.

When Willow was young and didn't know how to process her grief, she would hug her mother's photograph, press her cheek against the cold glass, and whisper, "Mom, was I a cute girl today?"

She never received an answer.

Willow lowered her eyelashes, the overwhelming wave of grief dragging up fragments of memories in her mind.

Who was the ungrateful traitor her mother had warned her about?

Suddenly, Willow remembered that her mother used to keep a detailed diary. If her mother had saved someone's life, she definitely would have written about it. The diary might hold the clues she needed!

She knew the diary was likely still locked inside the study at the Shaw Estate!

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