A Film Queen

Chapter 302 Lots of Questions

Stephanie could not restrain her protest. “Xavier, you mustn’t believe her. How could I ever contemplate such an act? Milly is my sister–how could I bring harm upon her? When I moved the stone, it was to shield us from the venomous umbra viper. It’s….

But before Stephanie could finish, Xavier’s eyes flared with anger, disbelief, and a bitter sense of betrayal.

In a sudden eruption, he seized Stephanie’s throat, his gaze ablaze with fury. “Stephanie, are you still deceiving me? I offered you a chance, and yet you persist in falsehood. I nearly..

I nearly lost everything!

“I did not seek retribution just yet, yet you approach me with lies.”

As his grasp tightened, Stephanie struggled for breath. “Xavier, I swear… I speak the truth…”

Xavier sneered. “The umbra viper is among the deadliest snakes, but it is not native to this region. How could it survive here? Though it is a beast, it is not foolish enough to ingest nightshade.

Stephanie’s complexion drained. “But…”

Milly had explicitly mentioned it was an inland python!

Was she being deceived once more?

That b*tch!

As Stephanie felt herself slipping into unconsciousness, Xavier abruptly released her.

Gasping for air, Stephanie collapsed to the ground.

The compassionate Xavier she once knew had transformed into an aloof, indifferent figure.

any shape, way, or form, there will be consequences, I promise you that. Even if you are not linked to this matter, I still wish not to see you

Xavier departed, leaving

Xavier could peer deep

her hem until her knuckles were

mean by he never wishes to see me again? Does

her ally anymore. If so, her

she would feel her fear

and Xavier were much more important than him in the family. Placing sole reliance on him

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determination surged

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her, she would seek refuge with the Lloyds. They

the desolate stairwell, Stephanie’s

Milly inspected her injured hand in

heavy stone striking her hand lingered vividly in her memory. In that moment, she had been consumed by the pain and had not meticulously examined the extent of her

it been reduced to bare

more she contemplated it, the more plausible it seemed. With an anxious heart,

intact, bearing only minor abrasions

Huh?

it be that the injury was not as dire as she had initially perceived, her memory clouded by confusion? She distinctly recalled it being severe, yet was it merely

had nearly driven her into shock, had

perplexed frown adorned

of her room, as if a heated

bellowed. “We’ve booked this entire floor! We’re paying double, so everyone

vacate!”

numerous

consequences! If any harm befalls my master,

a hospital. Kindly lower your voice. It’s disturbing the