Betrayed by the Father Reborn in His Rival's Arms novel Chapter 358

Penelope hadn't expected Liliana to spin it like that.

Liliana immediately pressed her advantage. "The real shameless homewrecker here is Madeline. She thrives on stealing men who belong to other women."

"Penelope, I don't care if you look down on me, but I'm telling you from the bottom of my heart, I was forced into this corner by that vicious bitch."

"Lucius and I were childhood sweethearts. We grew up together. In every school we attended, we were the acknowledged couple. He promised he would marry me. But then Madeline stepped in and ruined our relationship in college. She stole my rightful place as Mrs. Whitman. I despised her so much that I fled the country to study abroad just to escape the heartbreak."

"It wasn't until later that I found out she's a serial homewrecker. She uses men to climb the social ladder. Back in college, she was juggling multiple guys at once. Even when she was married to Lucius, she was sleeping with one of the professors at her school. The only reason she even had the chance to meet my brother was because that professor handed his company over to her."

"Penelope, I know you like my brother, and I want you as my sister-in-law. If we team up, we can tear them apart. Then you can have him, and I can finally drive that repulsive woman away from him. It's a win-win situation for both of us."

Liliana spewed her manipulative lies, entirely focused on her ultimate goal.

She needed Penelope to join her crusade against Madeline.

This was also her strategy for getting closer to the York heiress.

As long as Penelope agreed and accepted her as an ally, Liliana would have ample opportunities to extract the corporate intel she needed while Penelope's guard was down.

Plus, dragging a genuine billionaire heiress into the mud to fight Madeline was a flawless move.

It benefited Liliana perfectly.

She refused to let Madeline remain perched on her high horse, looking down on her.

The blood feud between them ran deep; Liliana wished she could tear Madeline apart with her bare hands.

If Madeline stayed under Quentin's absolute protection, had his children, and lived a life ten thousand times better than Liliana's, the jealousy would eat Liliana alive from the inside out.

Penelope tilted her chin down slightly. "And what exactly can you bring to this partnership?"

Liliana's eyes gleamed as she instinctively rested a hand on her pregnant belly. "I can do far more than you think. Don't be fooled by what happened at the banquet. Let me tell you a little secret: when Madeline was pregnant, I nearly made her lose her baby and put her in the ER, and I never saw a single day in a jail cell. She might have escaped me last time, but look at me—I'm completely fine, aren't I?"

Penelope had been thoroughly annoyed by Madeline's sharp remarks earlier.

Hearing that Liliana had once pushed Madeline to the brink of death instantly improved her mood.

She remembered her brother mentioning that the true Prescott heiress would inherit a massive fortune upon coming of age, seizing control of over half of The Prescott Group's shares. Her future status might rival Penelope's own.

She decided to agree to the alliance.

Liliana was overjoyed. With a powerful ally like Penelope on her side, Madeline's days were numbered.

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Madeline had originally wanted to invite Tessa over to enjoy the estate. Now that she had this kind of influence, she wanted to create some networking opportunities for her friend.

Tessa had always harbored a crush on Cyrus Sterling, and coincidentally, Cyrus was also staying at the villa.