Chapter 298

Cilix's heart twisted as he saw the look in her eyes, and a wave of feeling washed over him.

Once upon a time, he might have convinced Madeline to hold onto her shares. But the Madeline of today? That seemed like a lost cause.

Skylar watched him, panic rising, and tears spilled over. "You promised everything would go to Yale," she sobbed.

"Now what? First, you're handing over all that money to Madeline, and now shares too. What's going to be left for Yale? Might as well sign over the whole Sanders fortune to her!"

Cilix rubbed his temples, her complaints drilling into his skull. "I never intended to give her the money."

Those shares? He had not planned on giving those away either. The real headache was the twenty percent stake Madam Gibson had mentioned. Cornered like that, it looked like he had no choice but to give in.

Upstairs, Lydia lay exhausted from crying, her bed offering no comfort, her eyes fixed on the ceiling, unblinking. How had her life turned into that mess? She wo