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.

will personally investigate this matter. If you are implicated in any shape, way, or form, there will be consequences, I promise you

departed, leaving Stephanie

Xavier could peer deep into

leave. She clenched her hem until her knuckles were white, and her eyes were suffused with

wishes to see me again? Does

Xavier didn’t seem like he was her ally anymore. If

time she saw him, she would

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

Lots

determination surged within

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

desolate stairwell, Stephanie’s countenance

Milly inspected her injured

lingered vividly in her memory. In that moment, she had been consumed by

it been reduced to bare

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

it remained intact, bearing only minor

Huh?

not as dire as she had initially

that scratch had nearly driven

frown adorned

erupted beyond the confines of her room, as if a heated argument had broken

booked this entire floor!

vacate!”

the hospital director responded in hushed tones, “I’m sorry, sir, but we have numerous patients under our care, many in critical condition. Forcibly

any harm befalls my master, I shall raze this place to

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