All Chapters of I Endured Her Affairs for Half Her Empire: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I kept ironing the baby's clothes, completely unfazed by Meghan Gregory's declaration of loyalty. "I know," I said.Seeing how indifferent I was, irritation spread across Meghan's face. She wasn't used to me being so compliant.After all, six months earlier, when photos of her passionately kissing a famous actor on a yacht had leaked, I had smashed an entire set of expensive antique porcelain and caused a citywide scandal.She froze for a moment, then suppressed her inexplicable frustration and reached out to touch my face. "Ashton, you've finally grown up. I knew you were someone who understood the bigger picture."I quietly stepped back, avoiding her outstretched hand. "I'll go to the kitchen to see if the chicken soup is ready."Meghan's hand froze in midair, but she quickly withdrew it, her attention soon pulled away by Hector Manning.In the kitchen, the pot bubbled steadily as steam rose from it. The hot steam hit my face, making my eyes misty. I stared blankly at the chick

That night, photos of Meghan attending the charity gala with Hector made headlines across Halston. The media was eager to stir up drama.The headline read, "Pregnant Ms. Gregory Appears with Her New Lover. Has Mr. Nicholson Been Dumped?"In the photo, Hector was helping Meghan walk, his wrist adorned with a watch I knew all too well.Meghan had bought that watch at an auction to celebrate our third wedding anniversary. She had said that it represented every second we spent together and her everlasting love for me.How ridiculous.…The next day, I went to the private club to work out as usual. As soon as I entered the lounge area, I heard a group of wealthy young heirs gossiping."Hey, did you guys see the news? Looks like that guy from the Gregory family is really going down this time.""Tell me about it. Even the watch they used to show off their love is on that pretty boy's wrist now. Isn't that a blatant insult to Ashton?""If you ask me, Ashton brought this on himself. Ba

After Meghan heard what her assistant said, she shot to her feet and asked urgently, "What's going on? How could something happen to Hector?"The assistant looked a little lost as well. She said, "I don't know all the details yet, but Mr. Manning was taken to the hospital. Ms. Gregory, maybe… you should hurry to the hospital."Meghan panicked. Without a second thought, she rushed out, never looking back.The private room fell dead silent. Everyone looked at me with a mix of pity and ridicule. I was still sitting there, while my wife had rushed off to be with her lover.But I wasn't nearly as upset as they expected. I calmly picked up my spoon, took a piece of fish, and put it in my mouth. "Everyone, keep eating. Don't let this ruin the mood. After all, this might be the last extravagant meal Ms. Gregory treats you all to."Everyone exchanged glances, thoroughly confused.After leaving the club, I went straight home.The housekeeper, Darcey Wilcox, was still awake. She looked a b

The next day, in the conference room on the top floor of the Gregory Group building, Meghan sat confidently at the head of the table. She was certain that those senior board members would side with her.I had my lawyer read the motion to remove her from office.Meghan leaned back in her chair, looking completely at ease. But as the voting began, the smile on her face slowly froze. The board members who had always greeted her with smiles all cast their votes for me.In the end, the motion passed unanimously. The conference room fell dead silent, except for the sound of Meghan's heavy breathing.Meghan's eyes became bloodshot. "T-This can't be right! Have you all lost your minds? I'm the Gregory family's heir! You'd rather support Ashton than me?"In the heavy silence, one of the board members, Mr. Chambers, spoke slowly. "Meghan, we really can't support you anymore."He sighed, then took out a thick stack of reports and slid them across the table to Meghan. "Take a look for yourse

After returning to Calder, I went to the prison first. The driver responsible for the car accident five years ago was about to receive a sentence reduction because of good behavior.In the visitation room, the man's gaze flickered the moment he saw me. He couldn't bring himself to look me in the eye. "Mr. Nicholson, I've already said everything there is to say. It really was an accident. The brakes failed—"I scoffed and placed the half-decrypted hard drive on the table. "An accident? The emails on this drive show that a week before the crash, five million dollars was deposited in your bank account. The money came from an overseas account, but the IP address was traced back to Halston."The man's expression changed instantly.I said, "I also discovered that you have a son who had leukemia. Five years ago, he suddenly had the money for a bone marrow transplant. Now he's studying abroad, living quite comfortably."I looked him in the eye and said slowly, "If I hand all this evidence