Betrayed by the Father Reborn in His Rival's Arms novel Chapter 233

Liliana's wandering gaze finally returned to her own phone.

She opened the news and refreshed the page.

To her absolute shock, in just ten short minutes, the trending topics had completely flipped.

Not only had Hawke deleted the two videos he posted, but he had also issued a public apology to Madeline, admitting he had fabricated the entire story.

He claimed that he had once pursued Madeline and was rejected, which fueled his malicious desire to ruin her reputation with lies.

Immediately after, all associated collaboration platforms, gaming networks, and sponsors announced the termination of their contracts with him.

Over thirty gossip accounts, facing immediate lawsuits from the legal team, fled the scene and announced the indefinite closure of their pages.

Then, just a minute ago, Hawke released a comprehensive video detailing his Photoshop process, alongside the original unaltered images.

Finally, he posted a screenshot of a chat log with a wire transfer, revealing that someone had paid him to smear Madeline, and the mastermind behind it all was actually the real mistress in Madeline's marriage.

The post detailed how this woman had spent Madeline's husband's money for years, schemed her way into a pregnancy to secure her status, and still maliciously targeted the legal wife.

In the post, Hawke cursed himself as worse than scum, claiming he had been manipulated by the mistress.

He begged the platforms for mercy, stating he had a moment of sheer stupidity and couldn't afford the astronomical breach-of-contract penalties.

After reading this latest update, Liliana's shock was beyond words.

She tried calling Hawke, but the line was immediately disconnected.

In their college group chat, everyone began apologizing to Madeline.

They admitted they shouldn't have believed the rumors, and some even tried to tag Madeline in the chat.

However, they quickly realized Madeline wasn't even in the group anymore.

Liliana looked up, only to find Lucius's gaze turned somber and chilling.

As he stared at her, it dawned on her that Lucius had seen everything.

Liliana's entire scheme was completely exposed.

Hiring Hawke to viciously slander Madeline behind her back was a devastating blow.

Panic gripped Liliana's chest.

I only did this because I love you too much, and I had a moment of weakness..."

Refusing to leave, Liliana lunged forward and clung tightly to Lucius's arm.

It wasn't that she loved him so deeply; she just wanted to cling to him until he handed her an executive position at his company.

After all, she would never inherit that so-called fortune, and that old crone Eleanor Prescott despised her.

She had planned to ask for a position within the Whitman empire, but before she could even bring it up, this disaster happened, and now Lucius was trying to send her away.

"Lucius, I can't leave! I need to be with you. I love you!"

Using his busy schedule as an excuse, Lucius still had security escort the sobbing Liliana out.

Once she was gone, Lucius turned to Gavin in confusion. "Didn't I tell you to deal with that bastard? How the hell is he still editing videos?"

Gavin was equally perplexed. "I had two guys pose as a delivery driver and a courier. They started a fake brawl and beat him to a pulp.

Every single one of his fingers was broken. There is absolutely no way he could edit a video. He won't be able to touch a keyboard or a mouse for at least three months."