Betrayed by the Father Reborn in His Rival's Arms novel Chapter 140

With a furious roar, Grant lunged forward to attack Lucius.

Suddenly, a weak sob broke the tension from the hospital bed. "Dad! Don't..."

Both men turned to see Liliana's frail, slender frame shrinking against the pillows. She opened her tear-soaked eyes and whimpered, "Dad, don't blame him. Lucius didn't mean to."

Anyone looking at her pathetic, tearful state would feel an undeniable pang of sympathy.

Grant grabbed a wad of tissues to press against his bleeding nose, his face contorted in pain.

Lucius lowered his head. "I'm sorry. I lost control. I need to step outside to calm down."

He turned on his heel and walked out.

Liliana weakly called his name a few times, but Lucius acted as though he couldn't hear her.

The moment the door clicked shut, Grant erupted into a stream of vicious curses, switching entirely to his obscure regional dialect, spitting out the most vulgar and vile insults imaginable.

His expression morphed into one of pure, unadulterated malice, looking as if he wanted to rip someone's heart straight from their chest.

"That little bitch used some kind of spell. Ever since he married that slut, he's treated you worse and worse!"

Grant's neck was rigid with rage. "If that slut didn't exist, you would've been Mrs. Whitman ages ago! Remember college? He used to jump at your every command!"

Liliana nodded bitterly.

"Dad, if only Madeline didn't exist in this world. If only it were just me..."

Her nose stung with unshed tears.

Her jealousy toward Madeline was a toxic, festering wound. It had peaked during their college years. Because Madeline was a few years ahead, she naturally seized the spotlight, securing the title of campus beauty and dominating the popularity polls year after year. For Liliana's entire college run, Madeline suppressed her so utterly that she never once won the title. People even patronizingly called her 'Little Madeline'. Even after Madeline graduated, the student body continued to vote for her out of pure admiration.

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