Betrayed by the Father Reborn in His Rival's Arms novel Chapter 159

She had just settled down to relax when the doorbell chimed.

The housekeeper went to check the intercom and returned, informing her that a gentleman claiming to be her husband was at the gate, demanding to see her.

Madeline's expression hardened.

Lucius must have used their legal marital status to track down her newly registered properties and followed the trail here.

Madeline had assumed Lucius would be tied up dealing with Liliana's mess for a long time, but he had already tracked her down.

She had no idea what he wanted now. Just hours ago, he had completely thrown away his pride to beg for Liliana's freedom, showing her yet another layer of his toxic manipulation. Now he wanted to talk?

She was exhausted and had zero desire to see his face, so she instructed the housekeeper to turn him away.

Standing at the gate, Lucius felt a heavy, suffocating ache in his chest, as if he had been slapped. He had assumed that once Madeline vented her anger on Liliana, she would let the past go. Furthermore, noticing she hadn't gotten close to any other men, he convinced himself she was just throwing a tantrum to test him. And he knew he was wrong—he had known it for a while.

At the family banquet, he had sworn he would send Liliana away and never see her again, but Madeline hadn't believed him.

Since then, no matter how much he explained or tried to win her back, she fiercely pushed him away.

Desperate, Lucius texted her from his assistant's phone.

[Can we please just meet? I know I was wrong. Liliana was faking her paralysis. I was taking her to the hospital for the abortion, but she ran away. I just want to explain everything to you. I swear I will never involve myself with Liliana again. Maddy, please just let me see you.]

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