Under the Veil I Rule (Amara) novel Chapter 849

Hearing this, the tension visibly drained from Larry's face.

Amara clenched her fists, her thoughts racing.

Her original strategy had been to blindside him with the affair when the time was right, using it as leverage for her next move. Finding out he already knew threw a massive wrench into her plans.

After a brief pause, she asked, "Dad, if you've known about it this whole time, why haven't you divorced her?"

Surely whatever affection he once had for Fiona was dead by now.

For a man like Larry, the second he found out his wife was sleeping with someone else, any lingering love would have instantly turned to ash.

"I fully intend to divorce her," Larry said coldly. "But I'm waiting until Elowen gets married. If I drop the divorce now, the scandal will ruin Elowen's prospects of finding a good match."

He let out a heavy sigh before continuing. "I was originally going to leave Elowen five percent of the Sullivan Group, but I've reconsidered. One percent is more than enough."

"With a one percent stake in the company, she'll have enough dividends to live in luxury for the rest of her life, even if her husband's family cuts her off. The shares I took from her will go directly to you."

"As long as you terminate the pregnancy, I will sign the remaining fifty-six percent of the company entirely over to you."

Amara was struck twice by his words, reeling from the impact.

The first shock was that Larry was actually delaying his divorce purely to protect Elowen.

It proved that, despite everything, he still cared for his younger daughter. He wanted to ensure she married well and never had to worry about money, which explained his earlier leniency.

If she kept the baby, he was going to give the company away?

This completely obliterated her master plan.

The entire reason she had been stalling the abortion and avoiding this conversation was because she had a trump card waiting to be played.

Her plan had been simple: if Larry threatened to give the company to Fiona and Elowen, Amara would drop the bombshell of the affair. Disgusted, Larry would cut them off completely.

With no other heirs left, he would have no choice but to leave the entire empire to Amara—even if she stubbornly kept the baby. It was supposed to be a flawless checkmate.

But now, he was telling her that if she didn't comply, he'd just burn the empire to the ground and give it to charity.