When the Queen Returned, They Panicked

Madelyn’s POVHis words echoed in my head. He loves her? Then what about me? What about all the years we were together?“Still processing it, huh? My foolish sister.” Yolanda arched her brow. “You just borrowed this life from me. Be grateful I even let you enjoy it.”Henry came out of his room and rushed to us. I kept my lips tight.Yolanda beamed upon seeing Henry and she leaned forward, her arms open and inviting an embrace.“Come to mommy, darling Henry! Look, I have a gift for you.” She pulled a limited edition toy car from a famous brand from her bag and wiggled it, enticing my son. “Do you like it? Let’s play! Mommy will play with you every day from now on!”I watched my son’s eyes light up with joy, his focus was on the shiny toy in Yolanda’s hands, taking tiny steps towards her.When Henry looked back at me with a bit of confusion in his eyes, my heart swelled with pain. No, he is my son. No one could take him from me. That was my thought when my instinct won over.My feet we

Yolanda’s POV“Hmm, finally got rid of that woman… and now everything is mine.” I thought, sipping my wine.Standing at the mansion’s floor-to-ceiling window, with a view of the garden below, makes me feel good. Carter was sitting in an accent chair, his eyes fixed on the outside.“Darling,” I said softly, “we’re finally together as a family of three again. Aren’t you happy?”He didn’t respond. When I looked over, I noticed his knee bouncing restlessly, up and down.I frowned. He has been acting weird and jittery since Madelyn left this mansion, and it bothers me.“You looked troubled, Carter. What’s wrong?” I asked.He looked at me and blinked twice. Was he not listening to the words I said? Carter rubbed a palm over his face.“I don’t know. I…” he sighed. “Don’t you think we went too far?”My frown deepened. I know he was talking about Madelyn, and that's what's been making him uneasy these past few days.It’s infuriating.I masked the anger boiling inside me with a coy smirk and

Madelyn’s POVI didn’t fall into the water.Halfway down, something moved beneath me. A blur of white that slowly became clearer, and my eyes widened.A yacht. I’m falling on a yacht!I didn’t have time to panic, but everything seemed to play out in slow motion. My fall, the movement of the water, the speed of the yacht–I could see how clear I’d fall into its deck! Then, everything happened too fast.Instead of a splashing sound, a loud thud rang in my ears and rattled every bone in my body as I hit. “Oh my god!” “Is that a person?!” The voices quickly faded.The yacht was passing by just in time that I jumped, and I’m not sure if falling into it is better than the deep waters and drowning. The impact was so hard that my body went numb, and darkness started to close in. I tried to breathe, but my ribs screamed. I couldn’t breathe, like air was knocked out of my lungs.In the blur before I lost consciousness, my eyes caught the stunned face of the same man from the cemetery, frozen o

Madelyn’s POV“This is the photo for reference of the look we’re aiming for.” Randy handed Courtney’s picture to the plastic surgeon. We’re in a private clinic for a pre-surgery consultation.Randy wasn’t wasting his precious time. The moment I healed, he made an appointment with the best cosmetic surgeon in the country.Doctor Ellis examined my face, drawing on my skin with a blue surgical marker. Once he was done, he nodded to himself.“This wouldn’t be too hard. She has the same facial bone structure as the woman in the picture, Mr. Sterling. We can replicate this look easily and make it realistically achievable.”“Great. My lawyers made you sign an NDA, so I’ll trust you to follow the rules and never say a word to anyone about this.” Randy raised his brows as he looked at the doctor.“Of course, Mr. Sterling. This isn’t my first rodeo; NDAs have been a part of my career since the beginning.” Doctor Ellis smiled, turned to me, and lifted my face with a finger to my chin. “The bones

Madelyn’s POV“You did great for the last six months, kid,” Randy said, a small smile forming on his lips. Damn, he’s so uptight.I know he was proud of my improvement for the last six months, but he was full of pride to show it.Ever since I mentioned the Vanity and Serenity projects, Randy has had me involved with the business more. I dedicate myself and my time to my newly found passion and helped Randy increase Sterling Group’s market value.“That ex-husband of yours, the Hollis guy? Sterling Group exceeded its chain of hotels, and we earned international recognition ahead of him,” he chuckled. “That’s all you, kid.”I smiled. I read the news about it. Gold Hotels is under Sterling Group, and it has dominated other hotels for the past months. Hollis Hotels was the one dominating the country, but once I got hands-on with the hotel enterprise, it boomed fast and wide.“What can I say, you’re a great teacher.” I squinted my eyes at him. “You should stop calling me ‘kid’ if you’re that