So Madelynn’s parents decided to take care of her as a way to honor her mother who had worked for the family for years. Her parents went the extra mile to make Cecelia feel accepted, as she was still too young to fully understand what had happened to her mother.
So they never punished her or treated her badly. Cecelia was always treated like an egg. She was the fragile child, and eventually, she became everyone’s favorite. Madelynn’s parents told her to take Cecelia as her sister and to never tell anyone otherwise, else they would look down on her and reopen old wounds.
So to the world, Cecelia was the Fontaine family’s favorite daughter and true heir.
Oliver and Cecelia had loved each other as children, but before they could ever get serious, Cecelia met another man and left the country in pursuit of her ‘one true love’
The Fontaine family and the Kane’s were longtime friends and business partners, so to preserve that relationship, Madelynn was asked to marry Oliver instead.
Oliver had agreed, despite being in love with Cecelia. She figured if she loved him hard enough, he would eventually fall in love with her too, but it never happened.
Instead, Cecelia returned and Oliver immediately betrayed Madelynn.
He leaked controversial videos of her online, and she overheard him and Cecelia talking about it.
“Madelyn will have our parents' support if I suddenly leave her. The only way to do it is by ruining her reputation. That way, we can both be together.”
Cecelia had asked him if he felt anything for Madelynn in the years they had been married.
But her husband shook his head. “Madelyn was just a stand in. But she will never be you.”
She had thought she could change Oliver by being devoted to him. But she was so wrong. Her heart broke as she looked at the divorce papers.
But she had given Oliver too many chances to disrespect and disgrace her, and she wouldn’t do it again.
She always said that one day, she would reach the limit of things she could endure, and the time had finally come.
Tonight, she placed two items into a box, sealed it, and locked it in the safe. It would be her final wedding anniversary gift to Oliver.
He would probably like it, she would give him everything he ever wanted, his freedom.
With everything in place, Madelyn picked up her phone and called the man she hadn’t spoken to in four years.
“Bash? I need you”