All Chapters of Torn Vows: We're Both Rotten Inside: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

Sebastian's POVI grabbed some clothes and threw them on before tossing the divorce papers onto the table."I just wanted to know what it felt like to separate sex from love, the way you always said you could," I said. "Turns out, I like it. So I don't need you anymore.""Sebastian Donovan!" my wife, Madeline Brooks, called after me, her voice thick with barely contained frustration. "You spent two years losing your mind trying to get me to come back. Now that I've cut things off with him and I'm carrying your child, you're asking for a divorce?"My hand tightened around the papers, trembling. She'd shattered the walls I'd spent years building around myself with just a few words. "What right do you have to say that?" I turned back to her, my voice shaking with anger. "Out of all the men in the world, you had to cheat on me with my father's illegitimate son."You knew his mother was the mistress who destroyed my family and drove my mother to her death, and you still slept with

Chapter 2

Sebastian's POVJust ten minutes after Madeline left, a photo of Nathan kissing her appeared on my phone with a text."Thank you for giving the mother of my child back to me." I opened Nathan's social media profile. His latest post was a video of Madeline holding a little boy while Nathan stood beside her with an arm wrapped around her waist. The child Madeline had told me she'd aborted was calling her "Mommy" in his sweet little voice.My hands went numb as I opened the monitoring app on my phone. Madeline had installed it herself three years ago, back when she'd supposedly sworn to be loyal to our marriage. I'd never checked it before. Now I wished I hadn't. The records showed that over the past three years, she'd met Nathan 1,134 times behind my back. All those nights when I'd felt guilty because I couldn't bring myself to accept her touch, she'd simply waited until I fell asleep and gone to see Nathan instead. Their first recorded meeting had been three years ago. Th

Chapter 3

Sebastian's POV"No! Madeline!" I stumbled toward her, my eyes bloodshot and my voice filled with panic. "Don't worry! I'll get you to the hospital right now!"But Madeline shoved me away and instead shielded Nathan behind her. "I never wanted this baby anyway," she said coldly. "There's no point wasting time at the hospital. I'll have the family doctor take care of me." I stared at her in disbelief, my eyes widening as her words sank in. Unable to hold back my panic any longer, I screamed at the top of my lungs. "Madeline! That's our baby!" After a long moment, Madeline looked into my eyes and gave me a faint, almost sorrowful smile. "Then consider our baby's life the price for sparing Nathan's."My heart stopped. She looked toward Nathan, who was standing behind her, then back at me. "From now on, stay away from him. Don't come after Nathan because of your mother's death." I never imagined that after losing the child we'd created together, the first thing Madeline

Chapter 4

Sebastian's POVI looked up at her in shock, my entire body trembling uncontrollably. "What are you trying to do?"Madeline sighed. Her expression remained almost gentle, but her words were ice-cold. "This cemetery belongs to my family. If you're determined to hurt Benny, then I'll destroy your mother's grave." She paused, her eyes fixed on mine."Let her stay buried with the word 'mistress' attached to her name. I'll have her grave torn apart and her ashes scattered into the dirt so she can never rest in peace." I stared at the woman standing before me, feeling as though I were seeing her for the first time. That cemetery was the place Madeline herself had helped me choose for my mother. She knew my greatest fear wasn't simply losing Mom—it was that even in death, Nathan and Selena would continue to humiliate her and stain her name.So Madeline had searched every corner of Northale with me, looking for the perfect place for Mom to rest. She'd spent three months inspectin

Chapter 5

Third-Person POVMadeline gripped her phone so tightly that her hand began to tremble. "How is that possible? I gave strict orders that no one was allowed to touch his mother's grave!" Then, as if a thought had suddenly occurred to her, she let out a mocking laugh."Tell me, how much did Sebastian pay you to put on this act? He'll stop at nothing to get my attention, won't he? This is ridiculous."George was frantic. His hands shaking, he quickly sent the security footage to her. "Ms. Brooks, you have to believe me. This isn't an act. I'm sending you the footage. You can see for yourself." Just as the video came through, Nathan walked over with a bright smile and gently took her hand."Madeline, weren't you supposed to come with me to see Benny? You shouldn't be working right now. You just lost the baby. You need to rest." Her finger froze over the screen. For a moment, she stared at the video notification as unease rose in her chest. But before she could open it, Nathan'

Chapter 6

Third-Person POVMatthew frowned and sent a photo of the signed divorce papers to Madeline."Madeline, you already signed the papers. Why are you pretending otherwise now?"Her hands trembling, Madeline opened the photo. The divorce papers she had thrown at Sebastian's feet, certain he would never actually sign them, now bore his signature.She staggered back, staring at the screen in disbelief. For 27 years, Madeline had been certain of one thing—Sebastian would never leave her. That certainty had been so deeply rooted in her that she had never even considered the possibility of a life without him. But now, it was gone. Just when she had become convinced that he could never bring himself to walk away from her—so convinced that she had stopped bothering to hide her affair with Nathan—Sebastian had already decided he was done with her. Madeline barely heard the rest of the conversation. Her mind was already racing. She immediately called her assistant, Mina Carter."Find Se

Chapter 7

Third-Person POVMadeline hurled the documents in her hand straight into Nathan's face. "Look at what you've done." Her voice was ice-cold."You, your father, and your mother spent five years setting me up. You played me for a fool, deliberately got me pregnant with your child, and then had the nerve to expect me to marry an illegitimate son."She stepped closer, her eyes burning with hatred."Who the hell do you think you are?"The icy accusation made Nathan's eyes flash red, but he still refused to back down. He forced a smile onto his face and tried to keep his composure. "Madeline, what are you talking about?""What am I talking about?"Madeline seized him by the collar, her fingers tightening as years of hatred finally spilled to the surface."Five years ago, at my wedding, I didn't get drunk and mistake you for Sebastian before forcing myself on you. You and your family drugged my drink. Then you deliberately made sure Sebastian walked in and caught us together.""

Chapter 8

Sebastian's POVAudrey's expression darkened. She immediately stepped in front of me, shielding me from Madeline. "Ms. Brooks, anything unrelated to this case is none of your concern."Madeline's eyes instantly reddened as she looked past Audrey and stared straight at me."She's the bitch you've been sleeping with, isn't she?" she screamed. "She's the reason you want a divorce from me, isn't she?"I gently pushed Audrey aside and faced Madeline myself. She was already on the verge of losing control, but instead of arguing with her, I calmly repeated the very words she'd once used against me when I was at my lowest."Madeline, what are you making such a fuss about? Just because we're married, does that mean I have to stay faithful to you? Does being married mean I have to love you forever?"I held her gaze and continued, my voice eerily calm, "We've been married for five years. And honestly, I'm tired of you, too." Madeline froze. She stared at me as though she couldn't believ

Chapter 9

Third-Person POVThe trial ended with Madeline withdrawing the charges, but neither Audrey nor Sebastian thought much of it. The evidence against the Donovan family was overwhelming, and even with Madeline withdrawing her complaint, it was only a matter of time before the three of them faced the consequences of their actions.What he didn't expect was for Madeline to marry Nathan that very same day. And what happened next was even more unexpected. On the day they made their marriage official, Madeline had Nathan tied up and taken to the Donovan family cemetery. By the time they arrived, explosives had already been planted throughout the grounds.The only message she sent Sebastian was simple. "This is for what they did to you on our wedding night."When Selena and Matthew rushed to the cemetery after hearing what had happened, they nearly collapsed at the sight that awaited them."Madeline, we'll do anything you want!" Matthew shouted desperately. "Just don't hurt our son!"

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