Betrayed by Blood: My Second Life as a Queen novel Chapter 99

Leo's breath hitched for a second before he asked her hoarsely, "Then... why didn't you say anything back then?"

Willow found the question absolutely hilarious. "If I had told you, would you have believed me? I did tell you the truth, but you called me a liar. Leo, you had every opportunity to learn the truth a long time ago. You were the one who threw it away. You have no one to blame but yourself."

Leo clenched his fists tight. He knew every word she said was right, and that made the ache in his chest even more unbearable.

Memories from over a decade ago suddenly sharpened in his mind, playing on a relentless loop to remind him of every cruel thing he had ever said to her.

Seeing the situation spiraling out of control, Julian glared at Willow and snapped, "Will you only be satisfied when you've turned the entire Shaw family upside down? Besides, it was a trivial matter from years ago. Why are you still holding a grudge? Do you really have to embarrass us in front of all these people?!"

"Enough!" Before Willow could even respond, Leo turned on Julian, scowling fiercely. "What does this have to do with Willow?! Blame me for losing my temper, or blame Tessa for stealing credit! But you don't get to blame Willow! She is completely innocent!"

Willow chuckled softly. Once upon a time, she had dreamed of Leo defending her like this. But now that the day had finally come, she realized it didn't mean anything.

It was just boring.

Julian was left entirely speechless by Leo's outburst. He stood frozen in shock for a long time. Taking a deep breath, Leo immediately turned to face the live broadcast cameras.

By this point, the comment section was an absolute warzone.

[What is happening?! Tessa actually bribed the judges? Holy shit, she is disgusting! First plagiarism, now cheating? How did she ever become Caspian Skye's apprentice?!]

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