The Prison-Made Queen novel Chapter 80

Tamara lowered her eyes, hiding a smirk, but when she turned back, she looked fragile. "Then why did you ask?"

Milford fell silent for a moment before gently pulling her back to her seat. "Forget it. Maybe I misunderstood."

Tamara leaned into his embrace, her voice soft and timid. "Milford, I'm really scared... scared that one day you won't want me anymore."

Milford gently patted her back, but his eyes remained complicated. He didn't know who to believe anymore.

...

After parting ways with Milford, Tamara returned to the Sloan residence. As soon as she walked in, with red-rimmed eyes and teardrops still clinging to her lashes, she looked pitiful.

"Tamara?" Josiah Sloan was sitting on the sofa reading a document. Seeing her state, he immediately put down his work and stood up, frowning. "What happened? Who bullied you?"

Tamara bit her lip and shook her head gently, her voice barely a whisper. "N-nothing... I'm just a little tired."

But her tears fell like broken pearls, impossible to stop. Anyone could see she had been wronged.

Josiah's face darkened. He walked straight up to her, his tone hard. "Was it Milford?"

Who else could it be? She had gone out on a date with him happily, only to return looking like this.

Tamara didn't speak; she just lowered her head, shoulders trembling.

Her silence was confirmation.

Tamara sobbed, sounding helpless. "I don't know. Ever since my sister got out of prison, Milford has been distracted. Today he outright suspected me. Does he... does he not want to marry me anymore?"

The more she spoke, the more heartbroken she seemed.

Clive's eyes turned cold and fierce. He wanted to beat Milford to a pulp. "That Sherwood kid! Does he think the Sloans are pushovers?"

Josiah, who disliked gossiping behind people's backs, immediately dialed Milford's number to confront him.

"Milford, what is the meaning of this? Tamara is devoted to you, yet you suspect her based on baseless claims?"

On the other end of the line, Milford was silent for a moment before replying in a deep voice, "I just want to clear up what happened back then."