Chapter 341

Beckett froze for a second, then suddenly yanked Madeleine into his arms, pinning her beneath him. "Trying to get rid of me again?" Madeleine lowered her eyes and whispered, "We... need to divorce. I already gave Alex my word. Once we're divorced, he'll stop targeting you. You've got your startup going — you can't afford to have all eyes on you." Beckett let out a short snort. "Not happening." "Beckett..." Madeleine's fingers were cold as she reached out and brushed his. "Have you ever thought — maybe I had a reason for getting close to you, for marrying you? There're too many coincidences, don't you think?" His brows drew together, and he sat up straight. She lowered her gaze, stiff. "Let's get a divorce, Beckett." Give themselves a chance to start over. Beckett stayed silent for a while before he finally said, "Alright." A divorce made sense — their marriage had been built on mutual suspicion and strategy from day one. He had to admit, he'd only married her to provoke Stanton and Rub