Betrayed by the Father Reborn in His Rival's Arms novel Chapter 31

“Then why won't you let me go?” Madeline asked.

“The company can run without me. You're forcing me to stay because I'm cheap. I'm free. All these years, you kept me around because I was a free maid, a free workhorse, a free blood bank. I'm sorry, I'm done.”

Madeline's tone was filled with coldness and pain.

A wave of suffocating despair washed over her.

She knew perfectly well that Lucius had stepped on her to build his career; she had willingly played the woman behind the scenes because she loved him.

But Lucius had trampled on her dignity, erased all her contributions, and focused solely on elevating that vicious homewrecker.

She never got the public acknowledgment she desired, yet Lucius gave Liliana the title of girlfriend and all his favoritism the very first day she returned to the country.

Her words made Lucius choke on his breath, the words stuck in his throat.

His brows knit together tightly.

“Madeline, I'm sorry.”

He finally realized, “I'm sorry I didn't go see your grandmother one last time.”

Madeline found it deeply ironic. A day late and a dollar short.

Madeline threw back, “Just approve my resignation, then hire a new game engineer with a hefty salary. Better yet, get a postdoc from Caltech, or poach a few from Silicon Valley for millions of dollars a year. Have them surround Liliana and teach her.”

“Are you out of your mind?” Lucius stood up angrily, his voice rising sharply. “What's wrong with you? Madeline, what's been going on with you lately? You were never like this before. You wouldn't treat me this way.”

“You want to know what's wrong with me? I was almost assaulted yesterday. I barely escaped. I called you for help, but you had Liliana tell me to stop bothering you. In all these years, have you ever genuinely cared about me?

“Lucius, have you ever loved me? I'm a living, breathing person, not your money-making machine. I get hurt, I get heartbroken, and I need time to heal. I can't keep serving you two around the clock,” Madeline said.

“What did you say?” Lucius's eyes widened in sheer disbelief at what he had just heard.

Madeline let out a breath. “Lucius, I'm too exhausted. Just let me go.”