Madison’s Price
Chapter 12 - Madison’s Price
Madison lost her job.
Her employer said the publicity made clients uncomfortable.
She sold her car to pay legal fees after discovering the shell company in her name carried unpaid taxes.
Claire felt responsible for none of it.
Still, she knew Madison had become another tool in Evan’s scheme.
Rebecca suggested offering her a temporary position helping document the fraud.
Claire resisted.
Rosa surprised her.
“That girl was foolish,” she said. “But she came back with the truth.”
Claire hired Madison on a three-month contract with no promises.
Madison worked quietly.
She organized messages, invoices, and timelines.
She never asked Claire to forgive her.
One evening, Madison found a hidden calendar entry.
Evan had scheduled a private wedding ceremony for the week after the planned hotel transfers.
The location was not the villa.
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It was Claire’s mother’s cottage—the property Claire had mortgaged to start the company.
Evan had planned to marry another woman at the place where Claire’s dream began.
