After I Stopped Loving Him novel Chapter 1122

"Don't ask about him, Jordan. Knowing too much won't do you any good."

Natalie turned her face toward the window. "The baby is gone. Deborah and Mandy can scream their innocence until they're blue in the face, but they'll never wash the blood off their hands. My miscarriage is officially their fault."

"It doesn't matter who threw the first punch. I lost a child, and they have to take the blame. My family won't let this slide."

"When your dad comes to negotiate with my parents, I'm going to demand compensation. We want equity in The Lane Group transferred to you, and we want him to surrender executive control. He's old enough to step back into an advisory role and start planning his retirement."

Natalie knew exactly what Jordan craved: total control of The Lane Group. And she wanted that empire for him just as fiercely. Long before she had uncovered Jackson's infidelity, they had always viewed the Lane fortune as their absolute birthright.

The sudden arrival of Deborah and Kevin felt like a dagger to the throat. Watching the wealth they considered theirs get sliced up made Natalie frantic and Jordan seethe with rage.

She had committed a monumental sin. If she wanted Jordan to forgive her—if she wanted them to go back to how they used to be—she had to prove her worth. She had to show him that she, backed by the Gates family, was his ultimate weapon.

She could win this war for him.

Jordan enveloped her hand in his, his expression steeped in empathy. "You've been through so much, Nat."

She had taken a beating and lost a pregnancy, her body ravaged once again. Jordan genuinely ached for her. His infidelity didn't erase his lingering affection.

And truthfully, her unfaithfulness hadn't been a deliberate betrayal; she had been drugged and trapped. His affairs, however, were entirely his own choice. In the end, he was the one who owed her.

"We're married. We're a team. We rise and fall together. I will always stand by you."

"No, I have to be there. The day after tomorrow, I will drag myself to that ceremony. I want every single guest to see what his wonderful new wife did to me. Let everyone witness his blatant favoritism."

"If your dad didn't embolden her, do you think that woman would dare be this arrogant? Do you think she'd dare cross us like this?"

"I am still your wife. Hitting me was a direct slap in your face. She completely disrespects you, the legitimate heir. Your father's bias is sickening, and once word gets out, the public backlash will drown him."

"We need public pressure to force his hand and protect your inheritance."

"Your mother's family can't shield you anymore, but there have to be people on your father's side who will stand with you."

Jordan went quiet for a long moment. "My dad's relatives don't have the leverage to sway him. If anything, they have to suck up to him to get their piece of the pie."