Betrayed by the Father Reborn in His Rival's Arms novel Chapter 145

Madeline looked so radiant that everyone who had known her before was utterly stunned, reacting as if they were seeing her for the very first time.

Silas was overjoyed. Seeing Madeline's completely transformed spirit and the graceful mobility of her legs was exactly what he had hoped for.

Silas had always wished that Madeline would shift the focus she wasted on Lucius onto herself. You had to love yourself before loving others, and she certainly shouldn't love anyone more than herself—especially a piece of trash like Lucius.

If Madeline had poured all the love, effort, and sacrifice she had given Lucius over the years into herself, Silas believed she would be absolutely brilliant. She wouldn't pale in comparison to any man in the world. In fact, Silas knew that if she had studied abroad in Germany, her grades would have easily matched his own.

She had always been an inherently wonderful person.

He was elated to see her like this. Her transformation could only mean one thing: she had finally started to value herself.

By choosing to wear a gown she loved rather than conforming to a rigid business suit, she proved that she no longer felt the need to compromise or seek approval.

Now, she was fully blooming.

Silas stepped forward to greet her, and Madeline met his gaze with a warm smile.

Just as she was about to exchange pleasantries with Silas, Lucius suddenly cut in before him, calling out, "Darling!"

Lucius spoke the word with solemn tenderness.

He had never referred to Madeline with such an affectionate term in public before.

Even during the shareholder meeting, when the board aggressively pressured him about why his wife wasn't presenting the IPO collaboration herself, and Madeline had stepped in to save the day, he still hadn't claimed her as his wife in front of everyone.

It was only Lucius's assistant, Gavin, who had respectfully addressed her as Mrs. Whitman.

But being Mrs. Whitman was a joke. On that very day, Lucius had embraced Liliana right in front of Madeline, comforting Liliana by claiming that the unloved one was the real mistress.

And after Liliana's tantrum, Lucius had essentially agreed that Madeline, the lawful wife, was the interloper.

Madeline had rarely heard him call her "darling." Not just in public, but even at home, she was only granted that "privilege" when Lucius wanted something physical.

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