Loving Madeline

Madeline“Maddie”Brownwoodisanineteen-year-oldcollegestudentandlivesanordinarylifewithheraunt.Hermotherwasdead,andherfatherwasunknowntoheruntiloneday,shefoundherselfinconfusionwhenshearrivedatheraunt’shousesurroundedbygentlemenwithblacksuits.OnemanapproachedherandtoldhertocomewithhimtotheDivensonMansiontoprepareforherwedding.HunterDivensonisthehandsomeandhotengineerandCEOofthelargestminingcompanyinthecountry,theDivensonMiningCorporation.Hegotentangledwithhisdriver’slastdyingwishtomarryhisestrangeddaughterwhenhiscarwashitbyadrunkdriver.Heagreedtohisrequesttostophisparentsfromforcinghimtogetmarried.“I’msorry,Maddie,Mr.Divensonalreadypaidallofourdebts,andyouknowmydebtsfiledupwhenIacceptedyouandyourmotherinthishouse,andIamnotgoingtolosethishouseanymore.Youshouldcomewiththemsothatwewillbeallhappy,andyouwillhaveabetterlife.”Herauntsaid.Maddiewasleftnochoice,andgototheDivensonmansionwhereshemeetsherfuturein-laws,Mr.Divenson’sparentsweresuperstrictandshowedtoherfaceshedoesn’tbelongtotheirfamily,whileherfuturebrother-in-lawalwayslooksatherwithlustthatmadeherscaredeverytimetheycrosspaths,andherothersisterloathesher.Andonlyatwelve-year-oldgirl,hisyoungersister,lovesandadoresher,andcarriedoutherstayatthemansionbearable.ThemomentshemeetsHunter,shefallsinlovewithhim.Heissosweetwithhereverytimeamemberofhisfamilyisaround,butheissodifferentwhentheyarealone,andhisactionssometimescontradicthiswords,buthisremarkshauntedherinherdreamsmostofthenights.“WeareonlymarriedonthepapersinceIdon’thavetimeforlove,businesssuccessistheonlythingthatmakesmehappy,andIcan’tlovesomeonelikeyou.Don’texpectifsomethinghappenstousinbed;Iwillloveyou.Ionlyneedanheirofmyempire.”Hesaidcoldlythatmadeherentirebodyshivers,andshehatedherselfforfallinginlovewithherhusbandeveryday,untilonedaysherealizedshecouldn’ttakeitanymore.MaddieaskedHunterforadivorceinasterntone,anditmadeHunter’sentirebodyturnedcold.Thisisthefirsttimehiswifeappealtotalkwithhim,andhecouldn’tbelieveshewasaskingforadivorce.Herwordsdrovehimunderstoodwhatafoolhehadbeen,andnow,allhecanseeinherbeautifuleyesarehatred.Herealizedhecouldn’tlethergobecauseheloveshiswifewithallhisheart.CanHunterwinbackhiswife’saffection?IsMaddie’sloveforHuntertotallygone?Oritwasstillthereandsheisjusttryingtoforgetandmoveon?Canshegiveherhusbandanotherchance?