Betrayed by the Father Reborn in His Rival's Arms novel Chapter 161

As she prepared to leave, Tessa pulled out her phone. "You need proof, you fool. I happen to have a video of Liliana Lansbury announcing her pregnancy in front of everyone. I'll edit it and send it to you. Arthur Whitman won't have a single excuse left. After being humiliated like that, you're dead set on leaving Lucius. If Arthur doesn't let you, swear you'll tear the Whitman Group apart from the inside. Trust me, he'll sign the papers immediately."

Madeline felt the exact same way. Liliana had pushed things way too far.

Back then, the only reason Arthur had set that one-month observation period was because he thought Madeline's heart could still be won back. As long as Arthur realized she had zero love left for Lucius—only absolute resentment—he would never risk keeping her by Lucius's side.

Just imagine the terrifying destructive power of a woman fueled solely by hatred. In extreme cases, women had drugged their husbands or taken a knife to their pride. Lucius was the heir to the Whitman family; they couldn't afford a risk like that.

Madeline asked Tessa to send the video over. As she scrolled through the photo album, she discovered something completely unexpected.

Tessa's phone was filled with photos of Cyrus Sterling.

She couldn't help but ask, "Why are you secretly taking pictures of him?"

Tessa blushed deeply and quickly swiped past the album, pretending she hadn't heard as she found the video and started editing it.

Noticing her guilt, Madeline pressed on, "Are you in love?"

Tessa smiled sheepishly. "No."

At that revelation, Tessa finally caved and confessed. The truth was, Cyrus wasn't just a legendary lawyer; the commercial empire of The Sterling Family behind him was massive. He was a true titan of Empire City. However, he had publicly sworn off marriage years ago, crushing the high-society dreams of countless women.

Despite remaining a bachelor, Cyrus had consistently funded scholarships for underprivileged college students. Like Madeline, Tessa came from a humble background. Years ago, when her father passed away suddenly from an illness, she had nearly been forced to drop out of law school. Just when she lost all hope, she received a grant from The Sterling Foundation. Even though she knew she was just one of thousands of recipients, Tessa remained deeply grateful and had been secretly following Cyrus's life ever since.

Cyrus had spent a long time overseas while Tessa graduated and poured her blood, sweat, and tears into opening her own law firm. Over the years, she had tried sending him numerous emails, but her inbox remained empty. After all, it was an international corporate account, and a man as busy as him didn't have time to play pen pal.

Up until yesterday, Tessa had intended to celebrate Madeline's bell-ringing ceremony. She had even booked a restaurant, and Madeline had sent her the location. But thanks to Liliana causing a scene, the dinner never happened.

Realization finally dawned on Tessa. "Wait, so you're telling me if we had gone to the celebration dinner yesterday, I would have seen Cyrus at the table? Ugh, that's so unfair!"