The Day I Stopped Waiting Was the Day He Started Begging novel Chapter 139

"Dad..."

Seraphina sounded displeased.

"Look at what Madeline..."

"Those photos are fake. Someone sent me the exact same set last night, and I've already had my people look into it."

"The man in the photo is CEO Holt from Ascent Group. The exclusive interview Madeline conducted with him is still plastered all over the internet right now."

"You're not a young woman anymore. Can't you see through such a basic attempt to stir up drama?"

"But Dad, if someone uses this against us..."

Arthur shot Seraphina a dismissive glance.

"Aren't you the one being used right now?"

"Enough. I know you're angry. But Madeline was set up. The Yates family protects its own; we don't side with outsiders. The kids need to get to work."

"If the sky really were falling, York would handle it for his wife. And if he can't even manage that much, he has no business calling himself a husband."

With that, Arthur looked pointedly at York.

"Am I right, York?"

"You have an excellent eye, Grandpa. You saw right through the forgery instantly."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely take good care of my own wife."

York rubbed his jaw right where the slap had landed.

"See? I even just took a beating from my own mother for it."

He wrapped an arm around Madeline's waist, but she firmly pushed him away.

"Mother, the details of my marriage to York have always been kept heavily under wraps."

"Even if these photos do go public, the only career that will suffer catastrophic damage is mine. If it comes to that, the family can simply announce that York and I have been divorced for a long time. It won't impact him in the slightest."

Madeline looked at Seraphina, her expression perfectly composed and utterly cold.

"As for who would go out of their way to time this delivery so perfectly, I think I have a pretty good idea."