Betrayed by the Father Reborn in His Rival's Arms novel Chapter 19

By eliminating Madeline, he could steal all the credit and pocket the massive year-end bonus for himself.

Suddenly, the mocking stares from her colleagues earlier made perfect sense.

But it didn't matter anymore. She was leaving anyway. Madeline slammed her resignation letter onto Lucius's desk.

She turned and headed for the door.

She barely took two steps before Lucius's icy voice struck her back. "Don't let this happen again, or you will never step foot in this building."

She had already quit.

Even without this grotesque accusation, the second her paperwork cleared, she was never coming back.

Madeline didn't say a word. She just kept walking and pushed through the doors.

Their marriage was a heavily guarded secret, so Lucius had always treated her like just another employee—cold, distant, and perpetually condescending.

In the past, Madeline had deluded herself into believing he only acted that way to maintain a professional boundary and secure his corporate authority.

But today, the ugly truth was bare. Lucius treated her far worse than an ordinary employee. Franklin had been at the company for less than a year and a half, yet Lucius valued him, paid him ten times Madeline's salary, and implicitly trusted him.

But her? The woman who shared his bed? He didn't trust her at all. He scrutinized her with the venom of a bitter enemy.

She needed to get the hell out of this company.

Watching her retreating figure, Lucius felt a strange, unsettling flicker of surprise. Normally, the mere threat of banishing her from the office would break her.

She would panic, frantically apologizing and begging for a second chance. But today, she didn't seem scared at all.

Was he misreading the situation?

Madeline had bled herself dry just for the privilege of working by his side.

Just to stay near him, she had practically lived in the office, pulling countless all-nighters without a single complaint.

So why, when he threatened to take it all away, was she so unnervingly calm?

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