Betrayed by the Father Reborn in His Rival's Arms novel Chapter 227

The assistant had clearly analyzed the situation beforehand.

Some alumni were already chiming in online to corroborate the rumors.

They claimed they didn't know the whole story, but it was an open secret that Silas and Madeline had an inappropriate relationship back then.

Someone had reported it, the administration intervened, and Madeline ultimately lost her chance to study abroad.

The fact that they were now running a business together years later only fueled the theory that they were long-term lovers.

It painted the picture of a disloyal wife who couldn't stay away from her old flames even after marrying into money.

The assistant's warning stemmed from a genuine fear that reviving this old scandal would destroy Silas's career, dragging everyone else down with him.

"It is complete slander. Making up lies about me is bad enough.

"But trying to ruin her reputation like this? It's vile. At least now I finally know who wrote that anonymous report."

Hearing the creator mention Madeline visiting his residence so specifically struck a nerve.

The original complaint had centered entirely around that specific incident. The university had kept the details sealed, meaning only the person who filed the report could possibly know about it.

The truth behind that day was laughably innocent.

Madeline's grandmother had traveled to campus to bring her fresh farm produce, and Silas had bumped into the elderly woman near the gates.

Being courteous, he stopped his car, figured out the situation, and offered to take the heavy bags to Madeline himself.

Since it was the middle of a scorching summer, he temporarily stored the perishables inside his cool apartment at The Faculty Housing Complex so they wouldn't spoil in his trunk.

He then rushed off to teach, telling Madeline to swing by his place later to grab her things.

Because the complex was relatively close to the girls' dormitories, he simply walked her down to the lobby.

He handed the bags over and sent her on her way back to her room.

It was entirely mundane, yet someone had stalked them and snapped a photo just as they entered the building.

The context was deliberately stripped away to manufacture a scandal.

At the time, the historic campus had very few security cameras, making it impossible to pull footage to clear their names.

To complicate matters, Silas really had used his personal connections to secure her the opportunity at his overseas alma mater.

Gavin reluctantly passed the device over, revealing that he had been in the middle of a heated argument in a video's comment section.

He was even using profanity he would never normally utter.

Gavin had known Madeline for years.

He had been with Lucius since the beginning as his very first assistant.

And he remained the executive's most trusted confidant.

Watching the stranger on the screen fabricate disgusting stories about Madeline, Gavin instantly knew it was absolute slander.

Deep down, Gavin truly pitied the woman. She had dedicated years of genuine love to his boss.

She had been bled dry by Lucius and Liliana, and just when she finally managed to rebuild her life as a powerful executive, despicable people were still trying to drag her through the mud.

Intrigued, Lucius hit play. Before the video even finished, a dark fury overtook him, and he violently hurled the phone at the floor.

Wincing at the shattered screen, Gavin quietly retrieved his damaged device.

"That bastard Hudson," Lucius seethed. "Gavin, find some people and teach him a lesson. He dares to spread such vile rumors? I want him destroyed."