Now that she had practically cowed him, she would follow up her work with demands, the acknowledgment of which would make her word LAW in the future.

He would have to pay her the money which she would now regularly demand or there would be trouble.

It did not matter what he did.

She really did not care whether he came home any more or not.
The household would move along much more pleasantly without him, and she could do as she wished without consulting any one.

Now she proposed to consult a lawyer and hire a detective.