After I Stopped Loving Him novel Chapter 1123

"Before anyone knew about his illegitimate son, they thought I was the sole heir. They thought The Lane Group was mine by default. That's why they kissed up to me. Now that they know my dad has a spare, and I don't have my mother's backing anymore, none of them will stick their necks out for me."

People were ruthlessly pragmatic.

Rich relatives were the worst of the lot. They simply gravitated toward whoever held the power and the purse strings.

"Nat, as long as you are fully committed to me, I'll never mistreat you. I'll give you everything. But if you're still obsessing over Ethan and sleeping with other men, then we're strictly a business partnership."

"You help me take control of The Lane Group, and I'll make it worth your while. A transaction, nothing more. No feelings involved. Once it's done, we divorce. And don't worry—I'll ensure you walk away with a massive settlement."

"You married me, but you couldn't let him go. The truth is, I was jealous. It ate at me. I hated watching you dote on him, and seeing him treat you so well made me sick with envy."

Jordan knew the truth: Natalie was utterly fixated on Ethan.

Her greed knew no bounds. She had secured Jordan but still wanted Ethan, believing she could play both sides of the board.

But the world didn't work like that.

"Jordan, Ethan and I... there's really nothing going on. He used to love me, but he's already moved on. I... I just wanted us to go back to how things used to be. Weren't the three of us happy?"

"With him around, your dad wouldn't dare touch you. He could be your strongest ally. Jordan, we can't give up on Ethan. We have to pull him back to our side."

Natalie refused to accept defeat.

She had nearly thirty years of history with Ethan. How could she just hand him over to Isabella—especially when Isabella didn't even want him?

The thought of Ethan having eyes only for Isabella drove Natalie into a frenzy of jealousy. She wanted to rip the woman apart.

She had sworn a blood oath: as long as she had breath in her lungs, she would never let Isabella live in peace. She would fight her to the bitter end.

Natalie knew better than anyone what Ethan's devotion felt like.

Once you tasted that kind of absolute loyalty, it was intoxicating.

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify