After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan) novel Chapter 1102

Isabella met his gaze.

Then she leaned against his shoulder and said, "Harold, thank you for understanding."

Barring any accidents, she would marry Harold in the future.

But not right now.

"It's only right. We're going to spend the rest of our lives together. We have to trust and understand each other. No matter what difficulties we face, we need to help each other out. That's how we'll make it last a lifetime."

Isabella murmured in agreement.

He was right.

Whether now or in the future, the two of them needed mutual trust and understanding.

Isabella spent the day at the Carter family home and only headed back with her mother and uncle's family after dinner.

Harold insisted on driving them. He had a place in that area anyway, so it was on the way.

Isabella didn't refuse.

Her uncle and aunt rode in Harold's car, wanting to chat with him about his future with Isabella.

In Isabella's car, once they drove out of the villa neighborhood, her mother asked her, "Isabella, what do you think of The Carter Family?"

"They're great."

"How do they compare to The Adams Family?"

Isabella fell silent for a moment before replying, "It's not that The Adams Family is bad. They just aren't a good fit for me."

"The Carters are more open-minded. They know how to respect their children and understand what they want. They genuinely care."

Pausing for a second, she added, "Of course, the contrast is huge. When I married Ethan, I was just the Lane family's invisible stepdaughter, not a real Lane heiress. My status was awkward, and I had nothing to my name."

Not to mention she had no backing.

Back then, even her own mother couldn't be her safety net.

She had lacked love.

Truly, deeply starved for it.

Marrying into The Adams Family like that had made her life incredibly difficult. She hadn't suffered much in this lifetime, but in her past life, she had endured it for three long years.

She knew exactly how bitter and exhausting it was.

Now that she was with Harold, the gap between them was much smaller.

She had her own business, her own money, and her mother was truly her mother again. Cynthia was more than willing to financially support her, even though Isabella no longer needed it.

Her situation was drastically better than before.

Harold was completely devoted to her, and with Barbara helping to put in a good word, the entire Carter family was growing increasingly fond of her.

Cynthia was briefly at a loss for words before saying, "That's true."

"When Harold took you out for a walk, your uncle and I had a long chat with Samantha and the rest. Mr. Carter didn't concern himself much with household matters, but he gave us plenty of face and respect."

"Samantha is much easier to get along with than your former mother-in-law. Her attitude toward us felt genuine, not like she was putting on an act."

"I was Mrs. Lane for twenty years, so I have a decent eye for reading people. Samantha and I were casual acquaintances in the past, so I know a bit about her and the entire Carter family."