SIDDHII

Title: The Maddox Misconception
—a rich, messy, slow-burn drama soaked in secrets, obsession, and the kind of love that ruins and redeems.



Sky Maddox is thirty-two, filthy rich, drop-dead gorgeous—and a single mom to the most unattainable boy in school. Everyone assumes she’s Sebastian’s sister, his sugar mama, or his way-too-young stepmom. But the truth? She’s his mother. The kind who still asks if he’s eaten, sends him “I love you” texts mid-class, and believes her baby boy is the sweetest soul on earth.

But Sebastian Maddox—eighteen, six-foot-two, emotionally unavailable and devastatingly hot—is living a secret double life. He smokes. He rides a bike. He clubs. He hooks up with a new girl every weekend. And behind Sky’s back, he's becoming the one person she never recovered from:

Rain Chen.

The man who left her the moment she got pregnant. The man who taught Sebastian everything he shouldn’t be. The man who just walked back into their lives like a storm, aged like sin and dangerous as ever.

And Rain? He doesn’t want redemption. He wants Sky. He wants control. He wants to shatter the bond between mother and son just to prove that he still can. Because nothing infuriates him more than seeing Sky love Sebastian the way she once loved him.

As secrets spill, old wounds reopen, and love is twisted into rivalry, Sky must confront a brutal truth:

The boy she raised may be the shadow of the man who broke her.

And the biggest misconception of all?
That the Maddox family isn’t already falling apart.

The Maddox Misconception

Same smirk. Same suit. Same smug, expensive cologne that made my blood boil.

But this time—he didn't stop at words.

I hit the wall with a crack that shot pain up my shoulder. I growled, shoving him off, teeth bared. "Touch me again, old man, and I swear—"

"You don't swear," Rain cut me off, voice cold, hand still clenched around my collar. "You smoke. You drink. You fuck. You lie. Just like me. And she'll keep loving you just like she loved me—until she doesn't."

I was ready to hit him again. But I didn't have to.

Because the front door slammed open.

He turned just in time for the blur of fire and fury to storm in.

Just walked. Fast. Straight. Eyes locked on him. Her fists clenched so tightly I thought her fingers might bleed. I'd never seen her like this before.

"You come near my son one more time…"

Her voice didn't even rise—but god, it cut through the air like a whip.

"...and I swear to every god you don't believe in, I'll fuck you harder than you fucked those girls behind my back while we were still together."

Her hand landed across his face like lightning.

And she didn't even look away. She just stood there, shaking, her breath uneven, her eyes wide and dark with something that didn't look like fear.

She clutched her wrist right after, wincing. But didn't cry. Didn't back down.

Her whole body stood between Rain and me like a shield made of bones and love and rage.

"Try it," she whispered to him. "Try touching him again. I'll show you exactly what I've become without you."

I didn't realize I was still holding my breath until she turned around, and suddenly—

Her hand was shaking. Her knuckles red. But her eyes—her eyes were still burning.

And when she finally looked at me…

She just whispered, "Are you okay, baby?"

And I, Sebastian Maddox, who smoked and drank and cursed and fought and lied—

For the first time in a long, long while.

I Didn’t Know She Could Burn