Chapter 226
When Willow entered the room where Lilian was kept for now, she expected to find the former queen changed into the dress she picked out. Something old and close to ripping if not careful with it just as Lilian had offered to her in the past.
Instead of the sight she looked forward to, Willow walked in on Lilian still wearing her dress and crown which no longer belonged to her.
"I knew you were too stubborn to remove that crown from your head but I was still so foolish to look forward to it. Then again, I enjoy that you’re still the same stubborn woman I got glimpses of. I will feel less guilty about what I want to do to you," Willow said, her eyes glued to Lilian who avoided her.
"Doing this isn’t going to bring back your mother or siblings," Lilian said, finally looking up at the bastard before her. "I don’t see why you care for half-siblings. You should have taken care of yourself or I should have killed you first. You were the one going out of their way to care for them, weren’t you?"
"They are only my half-siblings but I treat them better than your children treated each other. I never tried to kill my siblings like your children did with each other. You should stop worrying about us and focus on your children. Oh, you can’t anymore," Willow said as she took a seat opposite Lilian.
Lilian’s hurt over the loss of her children grew from hearing it from one of James’ other children. This young girl before her should have been taken instead of her children. Henry, Mateo, and Kiara didn’t deserve their deaths.
Lilian couldn’t help noticing that Willow still wore the dress which belonged to Kiara. Her daughter was still warm wherever she had been and Willow didn’t show any respect not to search through Kiara’s things. "Take off that dress."
"That is what I have to say to you. I picked out a nice dress for you. One that would last you a month. If you bleed or stain it, you will need to put up with it. The palace doesn’t have spare dresses to replace it. That is what you told us," said Willow, using Lilian’s punishments back on her.
"I’m numb over the loss of my children. Nothing you do or say to me will get the reaction you seek. I will enjoy knowing you have dictated so much time into wanting to get revenge when you should be focused on being named queen. The people will be happy to know they have you as a queen," Lilian taunted Willow.