Chapter 203
"I don’t understand you, Mr. Grant. Isn’t it good that Lance and I are deeply in love with each other? We’re even planning to settle down sooner or later, waiting for the right moment," Madeline said. "Shouldn’t you be happy for us?"
"As I said, you are too deep inside his heart. I know my kind more than anyone, Madeline Rose," Henry replied with a sigh. "Lance is the most similar to me, which means once he falls in love with someone, he will be madly in love and hopelessly devoted to you."
"But you—I don’t know if you have the same amount of love he has. I don’t blame you for all the controversies surrounding you because I know how it feels to be ostracized, but I also don’t want him to be heartbroken after you leave him because I feel you’ll grow bored of him eventually."
"I love him and don’t plan to leave him," Madeline insisted.
Henry sighed. He grabbed a pen and traditional cheque paper on the table. He wrote his name and signature, then offered Madeline the pen, "Here, write down the amount you want. I don’t care about the amount. I just don’t want you to hurt my son."
Madeline didn’t budge at all.
She never intended to leave Lance anyway, so everything simply felt ridiculous to her. "Sir, if you’re so afraid of me leaving him, how about I promise you I’ll sign a prenup before Lance and I marry? I don’t have much in my bank account, but I will only leave with what I have in case Lance and I get a divorce. So you don’t need to worry about me becoming another ’Angel’ in your family."
"You will regret saying that. My family has so much money that you’re missing out in case you and Lance get a divorce."
"I.... I am kind of an idiot, I guess," Madeline laughed awkwardly. "I’m sure you’ve heard about my scandal. I fell in love with that man and willingly put up with everything before the scandal broke out."
"And so is with Lance. I fell in love with Lance, and I don’t care about anything else," Madeline said. "Even if Lance has nothing in him, as long as we can work together to earn money and make a living, then I’m going to stay."