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Chapter 14\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe look on a homewrecker\u2019s face when she\u2019s itching to replace the wife really comes out fast, doesn\u2019t it?\u201d Natalie took a sip of her coffee and replied coolly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI asked you out today to tell you this, Natalie. You\u2019re not worthy of Rowan, and he\u2019s already my man,\u201d Imogen said, deliberately trying to provoke her so the divorce would happen sooner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you wanted him that badly, where were you eight years ago?\u201d Natalie shot back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie knew Rowan had agreed to marry her for two reasons. One was that Matilda had forced him, and the other was that Imogen had abandoned him, so he married Natalie out of spite.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is between Rowan and me. It\u2019s none of your business!\u201d Imogen snapped angrily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back then, she hadn\u2019t wanted to break up with Rowan either. It was her parents who opposed the relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They claimed that although Rowan was part of the Payne family, he still had an uncle, Lucian, who was the same age as him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Frank had always doted on Lucian, the late-born son, and everyone believed that Payne Group would eventually be handed\u00a0<\/p>\n
over to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No one expected that in just a few short years, the Payne family business would expand rapidly. The family even assigned Rowan to a subsidiary and appointed him as CEO.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If she and Rowan joined forces, the entire Payne Group could eventually fall into their hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf this is between the two of you, then why did you ask me out today?\u201d Natalie asked, pretending not to care.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is one million dollars. Take it, end things with Rowan on good terms, and divorce him as soon as possible,\u201d Imogen said as she pushed a check across the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOne million dollars? Are you trying to brush me off like a beggar, or do you really think the position of Mrs. Payne is only worth this much?\u201d Natalie scoffed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had given up her career for Rowan. She cooked, cleaned, and worked like a maid for seven full years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now look at what she had been reduced to. One million dollars could never buy all the sacrifices she had made. She would never accept it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNatalie, don\u2019t push your luck. I\u2019m already generous enough to offer you this money,\u201d Imogen said coldly. \u201cIf it were Rowan and his mother, they wouldn\u2019t give you a single penny.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Imogen had come herself to negotiate with Natalie, assuming that after seven years as a housewife, she would be soft and compliant. She hadn\u2019t expected her ambition to be so strong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie knew all too well how cold and heartless Rowan and Scarlet could be, which was why she wanted to fight for more. This was for herself and Sarah.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want money. I only want Rowan\u2019s love.\u201d Natalie\u2019s voice suddenly softened as she pushed the check back to Imogen. Her tone was tinged with hurt as she added, \u201cHe loves the kids and me. He won\u2019t leave us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rowan and Imogen were growing closer by the day, and Natalie knew she had to act quickly. Otherwise, she wouldn\u2019t just lose custody of Sarah, she would lose everything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After all, she had no power or influence and could never stand against them head-on.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Imogen sneered. \u201cNatalie, should I call you naive or just an idiot? The only person Rowan has ever loved is me. If you keep being so stubborn, first it\u2019ll be your precious son, and next it\u2019ll be your precious daughter.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Imogen continued, \u201cI could drive a wedge between you and Roger. I can just as easily make your daughter call me Mommy\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 14\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natalie\u2019s hands, resting on her lap, clenched into tight fists, her nails digging into her palms until the sharp pain nearly numbed her. Imogen had repeatedly crossed her boundaries, yet Natalie knew that Sarah was both her weakness and her shield.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re that confident, then prove it to me,\u201d Natalie said calmly, relaxing her grip.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 Chapter 14\u00a0 1\/2\u00a0 Chapter 14\u00a0 \u201cThe look on a homewrecker\u2019s face when she\u2019s itching to replace the wife really […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-divorced-upgraded-and-married-rich"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}