His neglected wife (Her revenge)

The music in the background was loud as Jake Campbell stared at his phone.Natalie..Again.His jaw tightened slightly as he looked at the screen.Why was she calling him?She had not called him in a long time. Not like before. Back then, whenever he did not come home, she would blow up his phone endlessly until he snapped and turned it off. She had cried, pleaded, accused. She had made it unbearable.He had put a stop to that.He had warned her..clearly and firmly..that she was never to call him unless it had something to do with their daughter.So this had to be about Skylar.Maybe Natalie needed him to attend another parents-teacher meeting on Skylar’s behalf again. She was always asking him to show up, always acting like it mattered.Jake leaned back against the leather seat of the VIP lounge, ignoring the call.The club was packed. The lights were dim and expensive-looking, casting flashes of gold and red across the room. The table in front of them was cluttered with bottles and g

Natalie woke up to sharp, uncomfortable pain.It cut through her body in slow waves, settling deep in her abdomen, radiating outward until even breathing felt like work. Her eyelids fluttered, heavy, uncooperative. When she finally managed to open them, the white lights overhead stabbed at her vision, forcing a soft groan from her throat.The room swam in her vision.She blinked several times, tears gathering automatically as her eyes struggled to adjust. Gradually, shapes began to form. The outlines of machines. A chair.. A familiar figure slumped beside the bed.Parker.He sat close to her, head tilted awkwardly to the side, arms crossed tightly over his chest. His breathing was shallow but steady. He had fallen asleep there, clearly exhausted.Natalie tried to shift, attempting to sit up, but pain flared instantly and forced her back down. She stilled, biting back a sound, not wanting to wake him.He had been through enough today.He had been by her side the entire time. If not for