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.

you are implicated in any shape, way, or form, there will be consequences, I promise you that. Even if you are not linked to

glare, Xavier departed, leaving Stephanie

almost felt like Xavier could peer

could do nothing but watch him leave. She clenched her hem until her knuckles were white, and her eyes were suffused with panic

to see me again? Does he include the

was her ally anymore. If so,

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

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

Lots

resolute determination

45 Pearls

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

the desolate stairwell, Stephanie’s

hospital chamber, Milly inspected her injured hand

heavy stone striking her hand lingered vividly in her memory. In that moment, she had been consumed by the pain and

it been reduced to

seemed. With an anxious

intact, bearing only minor abrasions

Huh?

initially perceived, her memory clouded by confusion? She distinctly recalled it being

scratch had nearly driven her

frown

her room, as if a heated argument

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

vacate!”

hospital director responded in hushed tones, “I’m sorry, sir, but we have numerous

my master, I shall raze this

lower your