Betrayed by the Father Reborn in His Rival's Arms novel Chapter 419

Madeline heard the sharp buzz of Quentin's phone.

Out of habit, she picked it up to check the caller ID.

She saw it was Sebastian St. John calling.

Normally, she would have just answered it for him.

But knowing it was likely an urgent business matter, Madeline immediately grabbed the phone and headed for the bathroom.

Quentin had already turned on the shower, standing under the steady stream of water.

His powerfully built, intensely masculine physique was on full display beneath the spray.

The bathroom door had been left wide open.

He didn't flinch as Madeline walked in.

She handed him the ringing phone.

He shot her a questioning look, wondering why she hadn't just answered it for him. After a brief pause...

He stepped out of the water, grabbed a towel to quickly dry his face in front of the mirror, and casually slung it low around his waist.

The phone was still ringing.

Quentin finally answered.

On the other end, Sebastian immediately asked if Quentin wanted his team to suppress the massive sex scandal exploding online.

Listening to the conversation, Madeline quickly unlocked her own phone.

Sure enough, the internet was completely flooded with headlines accusing Quentin of infidelity. The story was going viral, burning across every platform.

Especially on Twitter, it was completely blowing up.

It was obvious that a coordinated PR machine was fanning the flames behind the scenes.

The articles explicitly detailed Quentin and Penelope entering a hotel room together and staying inside for an hour and a half.

And Quentin had only just publicly declared Madeline as his fiancée at the garden villa gala.

This was exactly the kind of toxic, high-society drama the internet thrived on.

Netizens were acting like sharks smelling blood in the water, frantically digging for every sordid detail.

The photos of Penelope stumbling out of the room—clothes torn, legs shaking—were being analyzed endlessly, sending the public into a frenzy.

Cheating scandals paired with erotic undertones guaranteed the story would stay at the top of the trending charts.