She Becomes A Hot Sensation After A Scandalous Affair
Chapter 182

Chapter 182: Chapter 182

Diana stared at the window as she lamented over the fact that Madeline would never visit her again after their fight before.

She knew that both of them were stubborn, but she didn’t want Madeline to make the same mistake twice and get her life ruined again. She had already gone through enough.

Unfortunately, Zane also never visited her again after his last visit a month ago, and now she had to spend Christmas morning alone in the hospital.

She gazed at the other patients, watching as they enjoyed Christmas morning with their families in the garden below. She also heard the commotion from the next door as the patient was getting a visit from his grandchildren.

And there was Diana, who had nobody to be with her during Christmas.

’If only you understand, Maddy...’ Diana sighed. ’And you too, Nathan. I know that you admired your sister a lot, so you must’ve followed whatever she said.’

Diana reflected how she had neglected Nathan when he was young because she was so busy taking care of Madeline and helping her while she had a tour and a constantly busy schedule.

Thus, Nathan was raised by the nannies, and to some extent, he grew up alone.

That’s why Diana never demanded Nathan to visit her, because she would only feel guilty, and Nathan naturally didn’t want to talk to a mother who neglected him.

’But Madeline...’

As she was lamenting, the door was knocked from outside, and Diana turned her head to see who that was.

She thought it was just the nurse trying to cheer her up on Christmas, but her eyes widened when she saw Madeline smiling at her.

"Madeline!"

"Merry Christmas, Mom," Madeline said.

Diana’s heart swelled with joy, and she couldn’t hold her tears as Madeline approached and hugged her tightly. "Sorry that I can’t come on Christmas Eve. I was too busy filming a TV show."

"No, it’s okay. You’re finally here, at last," Diana said while sobbing.

They hugged like this for a while until Madeline said, "I’m not alone today. By the way, we can spend Christmas with more people. The more the merrier, right?"

"And who is it?" Diana asked, thinking it was Nathan.

"You can come in now," Madeline signaled.

But a tall and intimidating man walked into the ward instead. He wore a dark green sweater and a cream khaki, trying his best to smile amicably, but since he rarely smiled, his smile looked disingenuous and intimidating.

"Merry Christmas, Mrs. Rose," Lance said.

Diana got tense immediately. She glared at Lance, knowing this man must’ve been the one Zane talked about.

She had to admit that Lancelot Grant was far more charismatic and good-looking than Zane. But that was what scared her the most.

Madeline had a weakness against a man who had charisma and good looks, especially when he would blatantly claim her as his. Diana knew this because she also had the same taste when she was around Madeline’s age.

"This is Lance, Mom. The man I’ve fallen in love with," Madeline said as she wrapped her hands around his arm. "And the one I want to spend my life with."

Lance felt so nervous. He hadn’t been this nervous since that day when he had to face the shareholders and board of directors to pass Psycho Moth.

Maybe this one was even more nerve-wracking than that one because his future with Madeline was determined by whether Madeline’s mom would give them a blessing.

He wanted to scold Madeline for telling him about this when it was too late. He also blamed George for colluding with Madeline to hide the fact that Madeline’s mom had cancer.

Had he known about it earlier, he would’ve done anything he could to get her treated better.

"Don’t worry, Mrs. Rose. Madeline is in good hands. I will take care of her as my wife," Lance assured, but Diana was unconvinced.

She sneered and asked, "Did you come here just to introduce this scum in front of me, Maddy?"

"No," Madeline denied firmly. "I brought him here because I want you to spend Christmas with my small family, Mom."

"FAMILY?!" Diana almost had a heart attack. The audacity of her daughter claiming Lance as part of the family was too far for her to tolerate. "Madeline, do you hear yourself?!"

"I do," Madeline nodded.

"This man is a rapist! He gave you an unfair contract and then harassed you, even raped you! How could you be so blind?!"

Lance’s body stiffened instantly.

He tried to recall any instance where he might have sexually harassed Madeline.

To which he couldn’t remember any, except if Madeline thought their first sex in Bali was non-consensual.

"Those are words spouted by liars. Zane has been lying to you, Mom," Madeline insisted.

"Zane has more credibility than you! This monster has bewitched you!" Diana lost her willingness to talk with her daughter, knowing that Madeline would never change her mind.

Thus, she turned her head away, not wanting to look at her daughter anymore, "Thank you for visiting me, Maddy. But I don’t think we can spend time together, not when you still bring this monster into our family."

Madeline sighed.

Of course, she knew this was the most likely response from her mom. So, she already had a plan to make sure her mom listened to her.

She could also feel Lance’s nervousness. So she silently looked at him with a smile, then looked over her shoulder towards the door. "You can come in, Nathan."

Diana’s heart skipped when she heard that word.

She turned her head to the door again and saw Nathan wearing a jacket and jeans, with his hands inside his jacket’s side pocket.

He was born in early December and must be sixteen by now.

Nathan looked so much like her, even more than Madeline, who had a bit of a mix between her and her ex-husband, who ran away.

Nathan stood awkwardly at the door and lowered his head when his eyes met with his mom’s.

"Hi, Mom."