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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

an icy glare, Xavier departed, leaving Stephanie

like Xavier could peer

but watch him leave. She clenched her hem until her

he never wishes to see me again? Does he include

disaster. Xavier didn’t seem like he was her ally anymore. If so, her sole

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

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

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resolute determination

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the Burnetts turn their backs on her, she would seek refuge with the Lloyds. They

desolate stairwell, Stephanie’s

chamber, Milly inspected her injured hand

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

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

bearing only minor abrasions on

Huh?

initially perceived, her memory clouded by confusion?

nearly driven her into shock,

frown adorned her

her room, as if a heated argument had broken out, disrupting her

coarse voice bellowed. “We’ve booked this entire floor! We’re

vacate!”

but we have numerous patients under our care, many

care not for consequences! If any harm befalls my master, I shall raze this place to

a hospital. Kindly lower your