Chapter 97

Clara's POV

"Madison, you are not a child anymore. I think you can see where I'm getting to." Her mother answered.

Madison didn't answer. She was just as confused as I was.

"Do you think I didn't have any competition along the way? Your father was one of the biggest oil giants at the time. Although he traded it in for a construction company, he still had a lot of influence. You didn't think it was easy to snag a man like him, did you?" She paused dramatically. "At the time, he had this little distraction whom he was constantly running after. He told me he was going to leave me. So, one night, I called him over for a truce. I told him he couldn't refuse. Let's say I drugged him and lied to him that I was pregnant a few weeks later." She continued.

"No way, Mother," Madison laughed, a hint of admiration in her voice.

"It worked. I managed to trap him, and I gave him an ultimatum to forget all about that little hussy. I told him I'd kill myself and the baby if he refused. Being the kin