After I Stopped Loving Him novel Chapter 258

“What did Cynthia buy that cost you so much?” Deborah asked as she leaned in a little closer.

Jackson shrugged. “She took her daughter out shopping. Bought a bunch of stuff. It was a little much this time, but it’s not like she does this every day. I’ll let her have her fun. At most, she’ll spend a couple hundred thousand.”

Deborah shot him a playful look. “The villa you bought me cost tens of millions. Don’t get worked up over what she spends.” She poked his nose, grinning.

Deborah used to be his secretary. She’d worked beside him for years. He knew her inside out. Back in the day, Cynthia was definitely prettier, but Deborah had youth on her side. Cynthia was pushing fifty now, and no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn’t compete with someone younger.

Jackson never planned to cheat. He cared about both his wives, though he always kept his guard up with Cynthia. She wasn’t his first wife, and there were always little issues that came with a blended family. As he got older, he watched all his CEO friends keep mistresses and have secret kids, and he started to feel like just having one son wasn’t enough. Especially since he wasn’t all that impressed with Jordan.

One night, after too many drinks, he ended up sleeping with Deborah. The next morning, he told her the truth. He wouldn’t marry her, but he’d take care of her. If she got pregnant, he’d make sure she was set for life.

Deborah had been crushing on him for ages. She agreed to be his mistress, happy just to be with him. When she got pregnant, Jackson set her up to fail at work and chewed her out in front of everyone. She stormed out and quit on the spot, leaving The Lane Group behind for good.

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