She Becomes A Hot Sensation After A Scandalous Affair
Chapter 172

Chapter 172: Chapter 172

Madeline felt that blood had been drained out of her body. She stared at Zane with a lost expression, unsure of how she should accept defeat.

But before she could do anything, Zane slowly leaned forward, attempting to kiss her lips.

Madeline wanted to dodge, but Zane sensed her reluctance and pinched her chin, ensuring she couldn’t avoid him.

"No, I don’t want it! Stop this, Zane!"

"It’s just a kiss, Maddy. Don’t you realize how many kisses and making out we will have to do during the filming of the new TV show?" Zane chuckled. "Take it as a practice because you have to be prepared for the real thing eventually."

Madeline struggled by pushing him away, but she was not as strong as he was.

Zane easily overpowered her and planted a kiss on her lips while she closed her eyes out of fear and disgust, two things that she never felt for Zane before.

Once he was done, he took a step back and showed a satisfied smile. "I’m in a good mood now. It’s been a while since I tasted your sweet lips, and I still love the taste."

Madeline opened her eyes slowly. She rubbed her lips while staring at Zane with tears in the corner of her eyes. "Leave now. I don’t want to see your face, Zane."

"Why not? We’re dating, and I need to talk to your mother about our proposal."

"LEAVE!" Madeline snapped. "Are you satisfied after hurting me like this? Just fucking leave now and let me be! You’re not welcome here!"

Zane hated how Madeline looked at him as if he was a criminal. All he did was kiss her because he missed the taste of her lips.

But her overreaction pissed him off and made him want to taunt her even more, knowing that Madeline had no choice but to stay with him in the end.

"If that’s what you want, then I guess I’ll leave," Zane shrugged. "I’ve gotten what I want here anyway: your mother’s blessing and a kiss from you. I’ve had my fill."

"Leave now, Zane. Leave before it’s too late for us, Zane."

Madeline’s last sentence caused Zane to hesitate. He took a step back and bid her goodbye before walking away.

His smile disappeared after he was far from Madeline. The itch in his heart became an excruciating pain as he felt so much injustice.

Of course, he didn’t want to go extreme just to get Madeline’s attention.

But he knew he couldn’t be nice and expected Madeline to look at him.

He did everything he could so Madeline would consider him a potential boyfriend. But everything went down the drain when Lance came in and mistreated her, yet she fell in love with that kind of scum.

Zane recalled how Madeline also fell in love with Jonathan Hale, who obviously didn’t love her as much as she did, or else he wouldn’t just ditch Madeline to save himself.

’So it’s true, women love to be treated like shit,’ Zane thought. ’I should’ve done the same since the first time we reunited. So Madeline would fall in love with me instead.’

Meanwhile, Madeline washed her face in the bathroom to mask her puffy eyes after crying so much. She also wiped her lips many times because she felt grossed out by his kiss.

It was weird because she knew she needed to kiss Zane multiple times throughout their filming of the new TV show, but she couldn’t stomach the disgust of getting forcefully kissed out of the professional setting, and so far, she had only kissed two men when the cameras were off; Jon and Lance.

Madeline stared at her reflection in the bathroom vanity, and slowly, an image of Zane Eastwood smiling at her with such a kind and genuine smile appeared.

She lamented how things turned out between them.

’I can’t love you the way you love me. So why can’t you leave me alone, Zane?’

*

Madeline stood in front of her mother’s VIP ward. She didn’t know what she should say once she was inside.

After all, it seemed that Zane had a grip on her mother’s mind. Nurse Dalton said that he had visited her four times already, and who knew what kind of twisted truths he said to secure her mother’s unwavering trust?

’I still need to clarify all of these twisted truths before it becomes too much of a problem,’ Madeline told herself as she pushed the door open and saw her mother laughing while watching another TV show.

Diana turned her head towards her daughter and asked, "Where’s Zane? And what’s with your puffy eyes? Did you two fight?"

Madeline didn’t answer immediately, knowing she had to tread this problem carefully.

She sat on the bed and held her mother’s hand. "Mom, what did Zane tell you during his visits?"

"Everything," Diana said with a light smile. She put her other hand on Madeline’s and assured her, "Don’t worry; I know you went through a lot, Maddy. I just want the best for you because you also deserve happiness."

...

"Did he tell you that Lance is a rapist?" Madeline asked out of the blue.

The smile on Diana’s face dissipated. She nodded heavily. "I heard everything, including your contract with Lancelot Grant’s company. Zane told me that you’re so desperate for money, so you voluntarily entered that reality show as a cast member to get humiliated and harassed by him."

"But it’s okay now. Zane saved you from that cruel man," Diana said. She tightened her grip on Madeline’s hand as she looked worried. "Maddy, you’ve experienced a hard life because of a bastard like him. I don’t want you to make the same mistake, so cut all of your contact with Lancelot Grant, and you should say yes when Zane proposes."

"You need to settle down with a good man, and Zane is perfect for you," Diana added. "He is handsome, kind, and loyal to you."