Betrayed by the Father Reborn in His Rival's Arms novel Chapter 35

It was Lucius calling.

Madeline answered.

Lucius asked, “Did you see what's on the internet?”

His tone was icy, swirling with dark, indiscernible emotions.

Madeline didn't know what he meant and hadn't even opened her mouth.

Lucius said, “It's not what they wrote. I can explain.”

Madeline's heart sank.

Thinking of explaining now—wasn't it a bit too late?

Madeline offered a bitter smile. “Explain what?”

“Lily and I... we aren't what you think,” Lucius suddenly said.

“Okay.”

Madeline replied calmly, without a second thought, “I believe you.”

Lucius had always known Madeline to be obedient, but this time, his heart inexplicably dropped.

He had expected Madeline to be hysterical, like the first time she found out about Leo's true parentage.

He had also expected her to be full of accusations, like after he failed to see her grandmother one last time.

But this time, Madeline was completely indifferent.

Even the most even-tempered woman couldn't tolerate her husband making out with another woman at a bar.

Yet Madeline neither cried nor caused a scene.

That was strange.

A bizarre feeling washed over Lucius's chest.

Madeline's breezy claim of trust didn't comfort him; it made him feel something was deeply wrong.

“I'll forgive anything she does,” Lucius finished, then shifted his tone. “Besides that, Maddy, whether you believe it or not, there really is nothing going on between us.”

Really nothing?

They had even produced a child together, and he called that nothing.

Madeline no longer cared, and there was certainly no need to interrogate him.

Just as she was about to hang up the phone.

Lucius spoke again from the other end. “So, can you do me a favor, Maddy? I know you've always been generous. When my grandfather calls, all you need to do is tell him that the woman is you...”

He and Liliana had been caught on camera, and he actually had the audacity to ask her for help.

Not only did Lucius not find this absurd, but he also kept going, “Yeah, the photos didn't catch Lily's face clearly. If you just casually admit that the person in the picture is you, everything will be fine.”

Madeline felt as though her chest had been stuffed with a waterlogged sponge. Hearing that Lucius would protect and cherish Liliana for the rest of his life had already crushed her heart, leaving her breathless. Now, he was actually proposing such an outrageous demand.

And he made it sound like it was easy?