Madly Yours (Nora Reed) novel Chapter 248

But that face...

It was an exact match to her Archer!

Jade's head snapped up, her eyes wide as she stared at Beatrice, her lips trembling. "Mrs. Lancaster... what... what is this?"

Beatrice picked up her teacup, taking a slow, unhurried sip before speaking in a flat tone.

"Archer is a bodyguard in Hudson's employ. He has a twin brother, Arthur..."

Jade's face turned ashen.

A bodyguard?

Archer was a bodyguard?

"Impossible... That's impossible..."

But the documents and photos were right there in her hands.

And she had met that Arthur guy.

That day in the hospital's underground parking garage, she had mistaken him for Archer...

But...

How... how could this be?

Jade shook her head, tears streaming down her face even harder now. "I don't believe it. Archer told me he was a Duke's son. He drove luxury cars, stayed in five-star hotels. He threw money around like it was nothing, he..."

"That was Hudson's money."

Beatrice set the teacup down, looking at her with a mixture of pity and utter disdain.

"You were conned."

The words hit Jade like a sledgehammer to the chest. She swayed on her feet, barely keeping her balance.

She had been so stupid. She had been played by a bodyguard, and for him, she had thrown away her position as the young madam of the Lancaster family. She had thrown away unimaginable wealth.

And the result?

She had been played for a fool.

Meanwhile, that bitch Nora had picked up her scraps and was now living the high life.

Hudson wasn't sick.

He didn't need a bride to ward off bad luck.

He was perfectly healthy.

Jade gripped the photos so tightly her knuckles turned white, her manicured nails digging into the glossy paper until they pierced right through the man's face.

Leaning against her pillows, Beatrice watched her, her voice calm and measured.

If only she hadn't been terrified of being a widow. If only she hadn't run away.

The woman being pampered and worshipped by the entire Lancaster family right now would be her.

Not that pathetic bitch, Nora!

Regret.

It was eating her alive.

"Let me ask you something. Do you want to be the Lancaster family's young madam?"

At Beatrice's words, Jade's heart skipped a beat. Her eyes lit up instantly, her pulse racing so fast it felt like it would burst through her chest.

"I... I can?"

She had just been drowning in despair.

If she hadn't bolted, she would be the one standing next to Hudson, reaping all the benefits.

Now that she knew the truth, she was furious with herself and absolutely despised Nora.

She hated Nora for stealing her rightful place, for enjoying everything that was meant for her.

But she never expected Beatrice to actually offer her the chance to take it all back.

"I do! I do!"