“Well, I’ll congratulate you in advance for taking over the family,” Cynthia said, her voice light but meaningful. “Once you’re in charge, you and your son won’t have to worry about them anymore.”
Deborah gave a confident smile. “That’s the plan. As soon as I marry in, I’m taking charge. I’m still young, full of energy, perfectly capable of running things. Natalie’s days of bossing everyone around are over.”
“And the staff at the Lane house, including the butler? I’m replacing every single one of them. They all answer to Natalie right now. That’s going to change.”
Deborah started telling Cynthia about her first run-in with Natalie, and Cynthia listened, clearly enjoying every detail. Natalie had finally met her match. The calm at the Lane house was about to come crashing down. Jackson would soon find out what it really meant to cheat. Deborah’s eyes sparkled with ambition; she wanted everything the Lane family had.
Just wait. She was going to turn that house upside down.
“Jackson still trusts Jordan and Natalie a lot. I guess it makes sense, since Jordan was his only son for thirty years. Jackson was such a good actor. He had all of us fooled.”
Deborah rolled her eyes. “He trusts them now, but who knows how long that’ll last.”
“Did I freak you out, Cynthia? Don’t blame me for always expecting the worst. Jordan really is that kind of person, and you know it.”
Deborah wasn’t worried about telling Cynthia all this. She knew Cynthia had her own grudges against Jordan and Natalie. There was no way she’d go running to tell them. Honestly, Cynthia might even want to see Deborah and Jordan go head to head.
After a moment, Cynthia finally said, “Well, I’m divorcing Jackson anyway. What happens in that house isn’t my problem anymore. As long as you can protect yourself, that’s what matters.”

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The readers' comments on the novel: After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan)
Author, please get your characters names right. You always messing them up!...
I wish Harold will win Isabella's heart. I was so sad when Isabela was taken for granted coldly and cruelly by her supposed to be husband, and trapped,mocked and humiliated non stop by Natalie. This was so cruel, both don't deserve Isabela' forgiveness I wish for a happy ending between Isabela and Harold, he has the right to be happy after the long wait....
Frankly, the story initially was going quite good and the pacing was just right. unfortunately after Ethan got the dream of his past life, the story has been going in circles. Ethan's spouting the same nonsense every time he sees Isabella, they both have same conversations over and over. The authors monologue too has been the same for almost 400 chapters. Irrespective of which character the writing the just a repetition of what someone had gone through in the past and what made a certain character feel the emotions. York got introduced in 800 chapters yet nothing significant happened till date. Isabella is soft with Harold and kind of disgusted with Ethan, yet it is not entirely clear with whom she might end up. If she stays single i am fine with it but the story is clearly about Isabella and Ethan so almost 1000 chapters without seeing any progress in their relationship is frustrating. Except for being blindly in love and few aggressive instances with Isabella, Ethan actually isnt a bad person so i am fine if he can win her back. Even though Harold is coming off as a good second lead, i am somehow unable to warm upto him. Even the bad people in the story are not really facing any real consequences. I hate Jackson for his hypocrisy. I hate Jordan and Natalie for their self-righteouness and selfishness. I also hate Deborah, except when she is handing it out to Natalie. I am almost on the verge of dropping this story....
Why are they acting like kids 🤣😭...
Ethan is actually not that bad if we take out his blind love for Natalie...