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Edward already knew the kind of person Maddison was. He knew he had made a mistake in being with her.
Unfortunately, his ego mattered more than his integrity, and he refused to admit his mistake. Instead, he kept telling himself–and everyone else that she was different from the person she had already revealed herself to be. But now, Maddison no longer wanted to pretend. She had unmasked herself, and in doing so, she had stripped Edward’s ego bare.
How could he not feel embarrassed?
Maddison knew her days were numbered. There was no reason to pretend she understood what “share” and ” decency” meant anymore.
She extended her hand and said arrogantly, “Give me the bracelet! You signed those papers, so don’t try to change your mind halfway!”
I held the bracelet, meeting her gaze with a cold, unfazed stare.
She turned to Edward for help.
“Eddy, please help me take the bracelet and let me wear it. Please?” she cooed weakly, raising her hand with difficulty.
I looked into Edward’s eyes. Was he going to do what she demanded again?
He did. As disappointing as ever, he circled the bed and approached me, deadpan. “The bracelet, Taylor.”
“What if she breaks it?”
“She won’t. She likes it so much, she’ll cherish it.”
I feigned hesitance before finally removing the bracelet from my hand and placing it into his palm. Maddison beamed. “Quickly! Let me wear it!”
Edward slipped the bracelet onto her thin, sickly wrist. She had become so bony that the bracelet hung loosely as
It could slip off at any moment.
She swung her hand slightly, watching the bracelet glide up and down her arm. “This thing costs 40,000,000 dollars… and yet it looks so mundane when you really look at it.”
I couldn’t help but sneer. “Too bad you can’t even get your hands on something so mundane!”
Her eyes
r eyes narrowed, and she glared at me. “What’s the basis for your arrogance, Taylor? All you’ve ever noticed is me trying to ‘steal‘ what you have. You have no idea, do you? You’re the one who stole everything from me first!”
I frowned. “Excuse me? This is the dumbest thing I’ve heard all week! Have the cancer cells eaten away at your brain?”
Cameron stomped her foot. “Watch your mouth, Taylor, or ‘ll rip it right off your face!”
I scowled at her. “Sure. Go ahead. Beat me up, and I’ll send you back to jail.”
Her face paled, and her temper seemed to fade slightly.
Maddison stared into my eyes and said the most unbelievable things I had ever heard. “Specifically, your mom was the one who stole everything from us!
if
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“Dad and Mom were always in love–until your bitch of a mom showed up and forced him to be with her, no matter what!
“Mom was already pregnant at the time. She had to abort the child because of your mom!
of twins. It
“God was merciful when He gifted Mom a pair was as if the baby Mom had to give up had come back to her!”
I was stunned. My mother… was the homewrecker?
He saw how wealthy
“Miss me with that crap! My mom isn’t like that! It must have been Harry who was behind it! He saw
my
mom’s family was and abandoned your mom for the money!” I retorted.
“Ask your grandmother if you don’t believe me,” she spat.
“Your mom was the one who stole my mom’s lover from her. Your mom was the reason we had to suffer for years as bastards.
“That’s why I kept trying to steal everything from you once could finally become Dad’s proper daughter. Because how the hell was any of this fair to us?! I will not accept it! I will not- Cough! Cough!”
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