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.

If you are implicated in any shape, way, or form, there will be consequences, I promise you that. Even if you

Xavier departed, leaving Stephanie trembling in

Xavier could peer

clenched her hem until her knuckles were white, and her

mean by he never wishes to

anymore. If so, her sole pillars of

Every time she saw him, she would feel her fear getting triggered. Even now, she hadn’t the courage to get in touch with

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

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determination

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

stairwell,

hospital chamber, Milly inspected her injured hand

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

reduced to bare

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

her astonishment, it remained intact, bearing only minor abrasions on

Huh?

as she had initially perceived, her memory clouded by confusion? She distinctly recalled it being severe, yet was it merely a

scratch had nearly driven her into shock, had it

frown

the confines of her room,

this entire floor! We’re paying double, so

vacate!”

but we have numerous patients under our care, many in critical condition. Forcibly relocating

any harm befalls my master, I

lower