Betrayed by the Father Reborn in His Rival's Arms novel Chapter 225

Many people in the alumni group were well aware of the messy love triangle between Madeline, Liliana, and Lucius.

Hudson was no exception.

He had even heard through the grapevine that Liliana was secretly the heiress to the powerful Prescott Family.

He knew all about how she had forced Madeline out to get engaged to Lucius, only to be blasted online as a mistress.

But Liliana spun a different tale for him. She claimed she was not the homewrecker; rather, it was Madeline who had been cheating the whole time.

Seeing that Liliana was a legitimate heiress who had just showered him with expensive donations, Hudson knew she had deep pockets.

Back in college, Hudson had dug deep into Madeline's background.

He knew she was just a poor girl from the countryside who had been raised solely by her grandmother.

He had targeted her precisely because he figured a lonely girl would be easy to manipulate. He had pursued her aggressively, only to end up getting beaten down by Lucius.

After that humiliation, Hudson was indeed the one who had anonymously reported Madeline.

Even though Madeline was now a director at some tech company, she was still nothing compared to titans like Liliana and Lucius.

Through their conversation, Liliana slowly fed him the narrative she wanted him to parrot.

She told him, "You weren't wrong to report her back then. She really did use men to get her study abroad spot.

"And even after marrying Lucius, a leopard doesn't change its spots. She maintained an affair with Silas the entire time.

"The only reason I almost lost my baby recently was because she set me up.

"Back in the day, she used you to trigger Lucius's possessiveness. That's how she played all three of you men like fools."

Hearing this, Hudson bristled with self-righteous anger. "I knew it! I always saw right through her. When we hung out, she purposely led me on.

"But she was simultaneously seducing Lucius, dragging him around on a leash like a stray dog.

"Then she slept her way to the top with Silas just to pad her resume. She really knows how to play the system.

"It's a good thing I exposed her little scheme.

Liliana masterfully fanned the flames of his ego and anger.

Promising him the lucrative corporate career he had always dreamed of was the ultimate bait.

Sure, he was a minor internet personality who made a living streaming games, but society still viewed it as a dead-end gig.

If he could leverage her connections to land a job at the Whitman Group or even with the Prescott Family, he would finally reach the pinnacle of success.

It was the perfect weakness to exploit in a bitter college dropout.

Liliana had him firmly hooked, and he fully believed in her wealthy background.

As long as he delivered what she wanted, handing him fame and fortune would be child's play for her.

So even though Hudson knew she was just using him as her attack dog...

...he was more than willing to bare his teeth for the sake of his future.