Betrayed by the Father Reborn in His Rival's Arms novel Chapter 416

Madeline raised her voice. "Is he inside? I'm going in to see him..."

Before she could even finish her sentence, a massive hand reached through the crack, unhooked the chain, and violently pulled the door open, yanking Madeline inside.

Quentin had actually passed out moments ago from the sheer torment of suppressing the drug.

Through the haze, he heard a voice and instinctively knew Madeline had arrived.

Forcing his burning body up, he staggered to the door to pull her in.

The moment he had her, Quentin crushed her against his chest.

Struggling to maintain his lucidity, he rasped, "Is the ambulance downstairs yet?"

Madeline had walked in full of furious devastation, but seeing Quentin's condition made her freeze. He looked severely unwell.

And the mention of an ambulance immediately tipped her off that something else was going on.

If Quentin had truly been engaged in a wild, hour-long affair like Penelope claimed, he wouldn't look like he was on the verge of death.

A terrifying suspicion crept in—Quentin had been drugged.

His bodyguards finally rushed into the room, preparing to escort him downstairs to the waiting paramedics with his assistant.

Quentin ordered them to wait out in the hallway.

Then, holding Madeline tight, he crushed his lips against hers.

But just before the kiss, he stared at her intently for a long, agonizing moment, his glassy eyes desperately confirming that it was actually her in his arms.

Moments after the kiss, Quentin was rushed to the ER to have his stomach pumped.

The procedure was absolute torture.

Afterward, Quentin lay in the hospital bed, his face deathly pale, though an unnatural, feverish flush still clung to his cheekbones.

His mind was finally clearing.

As rationality returned, he began analyzing the situation.

How did Madeline know to show up there?

And more importantly, he had distinctly seen the shattered agony and suspicion in her eyes before he pulled her in.

Quentin curled his fingers, gesturing for her to come closer.

The moment Madeline stepped up to the bed, he wrapped his arms tightly around her. "I was meeting with the city officials to sign a contract. The York family planted someone to spike my tea.

I fell right into their trap and checked into a hotel they had already rigged. But I swear to you, nothing happened.