What was he doing right now? Was he with his mistress?
Natalie downed another glass of wine. The mere thought of Jordan rushing off to Malvina ignited a fiery rage in her chest, a burning jealousy that gnawed at her very bones.
"Natalie? Why are you out here drinking in the middle of the night? You're pregnant."
Adelina stepped out onto the patio. She hadn't been able to sleep, her mind restless, and had come out for some fresh air only to find her daughter alone in the dark.
Closing the distance between them, Adelina snatched the glass right out of Natalie's hand. "You need to be careful," she scolded. "There are things you absolutely cannot consume right now. Did you forget about your miscarriage? You know how fragile things were last time."
"Sometimes these things happen because of genetics," Adelina continued, her tone softening slightly, "but sometimes it's lifestyle and diet."
Natalie's previous pregnancy had ended tragically due to severe genetic complications.
"Mom, I'm just so miserable," Natalie choked out, her voice thick with emotion. "I can't sleep. I just wanted a little wine to numb my mind so I could pass out. A glass or two won't hurt the baby."
"Of course it could hurt! What if you lose this one too?" Adelina's tone was sharp but laced with maternal worry. "You need to take this seriously. You and Jordan desperately need this baby to fix your marriage."
Adelina's heart ached for her daughter. She knew all about Jordan's sordid affair with his secretary. If Natalie's own hands were clean, Adelina would have marched straight over to the Lane family estate and ripped Jordan apart herself.
It was a cruel irony. They were childhood sweethearts. They had shared years of history, yet a lifetime of memories couldn't compete with a few months spent with a pretty assistant.
It was a sickening reflection of the Lane family's track record.
Infidelity practically ran in their blood. Jackson Lane, despite his age, had spent a decade carrying on a secret affair and raising a hidden son—a scandal that had completely shattered Cynthia and ended their marriage.


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The readers' comments on the novel: After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan)
I will be devastated if Isabella and Ethan will get back together. Please, writer, Isabella deserves Harold....
Author, please get your characters names right. You always messing them up!...
I wish Harold will win Isabella's heart. I was so sad when Isabela was taken for granted coldly and cruelly by her supposed to be husband, and trapped,mocked and humiliated non stop by Natalie. This was so cruel, both don't deserve Isabela' forgiveness I wish for a happy ending between Isabela and Harold, he has the right to be happy after the long wait....
Frankly, the story initially was going quite good and the pacing was just right. unfortunately after Ethan got the dream of his past life, the story has been going in circles. Ethan's spouting the same nonsense every time he sees Isabella, they both have same conversations over and over. The authors monologue too has been the same for almost 400 chapters. Irrespective of which character the writing the just a repetition of what someone had gone through in the past and what made a certain character feel the emotions. York got introduced in 800 chapters yet nothing significant happened till date. Isabella is soft with Harold and kind of disgusted with Ethan, yet it is not entirely clear with whom she might end up. If she stays single i am fine with it but the story is clearly about Isabella and Ethan so almost 1000 chapters without seeing any progress in their relationship is frustrating. Except for being blindly in love and few aggressive instances with Isabella, Ethan actually isnt a bad person so i am fine if he can win her back. Even though Harold is coming off as a good second lead, i am somehow unable to warm upto him. Even the bad people in the story are not really facing any real consequences. I hate Jackson for his hypocrisy. I hate Jordan and Natalie for their self-righteouness and selfishness. I also hate Deborah, except when she is handing it out to Natalie. I am almost on the verge of dropping this story....
Why are they acting like kids 🤣😭...
Ethan is actually not that bad if we take out his blind love for Natalie...