Betrayed by the Father Reborn in His Rival's Arms novel Chapter 188

Lucius forcefully grabbed her jaw, forcing Madeline to look him in the eye.

But her gaze held absolutely zero affection—only a desolate, hollow void.

With a swift, violent tug, she wrenched the massive diamond ring off her finger and shoved it into his chest.

"Save it for your true love."

With a disgusted scoff, she shoved past him and stormed out.

...

Meanwhile, Liliana was deeply engrossed in planning her extravagant engagement party.

She was so thrilled she felt like floating on air every single day.

Forcing the Whitmans into submission proved that having ultimate power behind her was the only way to win.

Just as she was about to pop a bottle of champagne in early celebration, her phone pinged with a video message.

As she watched the clip, the blood drained from her face, replaced by a livid, venomous rage.

The sender's number was unknown. She immediately dialed it. "Who the hell is this? How did you get this footage?"

"I have my ways," a digitally altered, deep voice drawled. "A gem like this deserves to be shared. I thought you'd like to see exactly what your devoted fiancé is up to behind your back."

Liliana shook uncontrollably.

The video clearly showed Lucius dragging Madeline into a supply closet.

Every word of their sordid conversation had been captured with crystal clarity.

"I never wanted to divorce you. Agreeing to Liliana's demands was forced upon me. I'll give her a wedding ceremony, but I won't legally register the marriage. Once this storm blows over, I'll come back for you."

Then, the video showed him pulling out a breathtaking sixty-six-carat diamond ring—a flawless stone worth tens of millions of dollars.

And shamelessly forcing it onto Madeline's finger.

The line went dead.

Liliana took a shaky breath.

Even she wasn't foolish enough to ignore the warning signs. Lucius was slipping from her grasp, growing colder by the day.

The fact that he was secretly buying multi-million dollar diamonds for Madeline while barely tolerating his pregnant fiancée was a fatal blow to her ego.

It didn't matter who the mysterious caller was. The only thing that mattered was utterly destroying Madeline.

Naturally, Liliana didn't blame Lucius. In her mind, the fault lied entirely with Madeline for shamelessly seducing him.

She had assumed that with the backing of their elders, Lucius would happily honor his childhood promise to marry her.

Now, it was clear that until Madeline was eradicated, her dream wedding was at risk.

After running through her options, she decided to weaponize Eleanor again. If she played the victim and claimed Madeline was harassing her fiancé, the ruthless old crone would happily crush Madeline for her.