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

Xavier departed, leaving Stephanie trembling

like Xavier could peer

until her knuckles were white, and her eyes were suffused with panic and

to see

he was her ally anymore. If so, her sole pillars

Jeffrey’s changed demeanour, her past traumas still haunted her. Every time she saw him, she would feel her fear getting triggered. Even now, she hadn’t the courage to get

and Xavier were much more important than him in the family. Placing sole reliance on him wasn’t a

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resolute determination surged within

45 Pearls

backs on her, she would seek refuge with the Lloyds. They would then. recognize her

the desolate stairwell, Stephanie’s countenance

inspected

unconsciousness, the agonizing pain of the 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

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

bearing

Huh?

dire as she had initially perceived, her memory clouded by confusion?

that scratch had nearly driven her into shock, had it

perplexed frown adorned her

moment, a commotion erupted beyond the confines of her room, as if a

this entire floor! We’re paying

vacate!”

we have numerous patients under our care, many in critical

harm befalls my master,

is a hospital. Kindly lower your