All Chapters of The Wife He Forgot: Ashes to Empire: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

POV: JAXONIsla left.I stood in the driveway watching her car disappear, and my world fell apart.Again.I went back inside. The house felt too big and too empty.Too quiet without her.The twins were upstairs, oblivious to the fact that their mother had just left because someone made her think I betrayed her.I pulled out my phone, opened the email she'd shown me.Read through the messages again.They looked true. I understood why she believed them.But they weren't real. They couldn't be.I didn't send these. Didn't know about Mia's kidnapping beforehand. Would never, NEVER use my wife's best friend as collateral for anything.Someone was setting me up.But who?And why?I called my tech security team immediately."I need you here. Now. Emergency."Clifford arrived within twenty minutes, bringing two forensic tech experts.I showed them the email. The documents. Everything.They got to work immediately, laptops open, fingers flying across keyboards."Can you tell if they're fake?"

POV: JAXONI was reading to the twins when I heard the front door open.My heart stopped.Isla.She was home.I kept reading, trying to keep my voice steady for the kids.But inside, I was falling apart.Would she leave again? Was she just here for her things?Or was she staying?I heard footsteps on the stairs.Slow. Hesitant.Then she appeared in the doorway.Our eyes met.She looked tired. Her eyes were red from crying.But she was here."Did the princess believe him?" Rowan mumbled, half asleep.I tore my gaze away from Isla. "I hope so, buddy. I really hope so."Rowan's eyes closed.I finished the story, tucked him in, kissed both twins goodnight.Then I stepped into the hallway with Isla.We stood there for a long moment.Just looking at each other."Hi," she whispered."Hi."My voice came out rough. I'd been crying too. Didn't bother hiding it."I read the report," she said.My heart pounded. "And?""And I believe you. The emails are fake. Someone's trying to break us."Relief

POV: ISLALife went back to normal after Ethan was arrested.Or as normal as it could be after discovering your husband's best friend was obsessed with you.We processed it in therapy.Dr. Mitchell helped us work through the betrayal, the fear, the violation of trust."How are you feeling about what happened?" she asked me."Violated," I said honestly. "He was watching us. Taking pictures. Planning. And I had no idea.""That's a normal response. Your sense of safety was compromised.""I keep thinking…what if there are others? What if someone else is watching? What if we're never really safe?""That's the fear talking," Jaxon said, squeezing my hand. "We increased security. Did full sweeps. No one else is watching.""But how do you know?""We don't," Dr. Mitchell said gently. "And that's the hard truth, Isla. We can never guarantee complete safety. But we can choose not to let fear control us.""How?""By acknowledging the fear. Processing it. And then deciding to live fully anyway."E

POV: ISLAMia went overboard with the baby shower.I told her to keep it simple.But she chose to ignore me completely.The backyard of our new house was transformed. Blue and white decorations everywhere. Tables set up with food. Games stations. A massive cake shaped like a baby onesie."Mia, this is too much," I said when I saw it."Nothing is too much for my godson," she replied. "Now sit down. You're not lifting a finger today. Understood?"Jaxon appeared, took my hand, guided me to a chair decorated like a throne."She's right. Today you just sit and be celebrated.""I feel ridiculous.""You look beautiful."I felt like a whale.But the way he looked at me, like I was the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen, made me believe him.The guests started arriving.People from Apex. Our therapist Dr. Mitchell. Clifford and the security team, they'd become family over the past year.Catherine, our lawyer, who'd fought so hard for us.Even some of Jaxon's business associates who'd become g

POV: ISLASeven months pregnant was... uncomfortable.That was the nicest word for it.My back hurt. My feet were swollen. I couldn't sleep. Couldn't get comfortable. Couldn't see my own feet.But I was happy.So, so happy.Jaxon was incredible. Attentive in ways I'd never experienced.Foot rubs every night. Running out for midnight cravings, pickles and ice cream, always weird combinations. Setting up the nursery exactly how I wanted it."You don't have to do all this," I told him one night as he rubbed my feet."I want to. I missed this with the twins. I'm not missing a second of it now.""Even the swollen ankles and weird cravings?""Especially those."He was making up for lost time.And I loved him for it.The twins were obsessed with the baby.They talked to my belly constantly."Hi, baby brother!" Nova would say, pressing her face against my stomach. "It's me, your big sister! I can't wait to show you my dolls!""I'm going to teach you to build with blocks," Rowan would add seri