Chapter 15 - Madison Attempts A Final Gambit

As I turned toward the elevator bank to check on our newborn son, a familiar high-pitched voice echoed down the corridor.
“Julian! Thank God you’re still here!” Madison cried out, jogging up to me in her designer heels with mascara running down her cheeks.
She had clearly waited in the lobby parking structure, hoping to salvage her luxurious lifestyle before the night was completely ruined.
“I was so worried about you, darling; let’s go back to the penthouse and forget this whole nightmare ever happened,” she cooed softly.
I stopped dead in my tracks, turning slowly to face the woman who represented everything shallow and toxic in my former life.
“Get out of my hospital, Madison,” I said quietly, the cold deadness in my voice making her stop mid-step.
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“You can’t talk to me like that! I stood by you for two years!” she shrieked, her mask of fake affection cracking instantly.
“You stood by my bank accounts, and the second things got real, you showed your true, selfish colors,” I stated with absolute disgust.