"I've rested for two days, and I feel much better. I genuinely have urgent business to handle personally. I'll explain it to Jordan so you won't be held responsible."
Natalie walked past the housekeeper toward the door.
The housekeeper followed close behind, asking anxiously, "Should I arrange a driver for you, Mrs. Lane?"
"No need. I'll drive myself."
"Given your current condition, it's best if you don't get behind the wheel."
"I know my own body. Stop hovering."
Shut down so bluntly, the housekeeper had no choice but to bite her tongue.
The young mistress of the house had become increasingly difficult to please lately.
In contrast, the new mistress treated the staff with far more respect.
Minutes later, Natalie drove out of the Lane Estate and headed straight for the Cabinda Hotel.
All the way there, her mind raced, wondering why York had summoned her.
The Cabinda Hotel was a highly public venue, and she was a regular. Practically every staff member there recognized her.
If she wasn't careful, someone would spot her meeting with York.
That devil had to be doing this on purpose.
Natalie gritted her teeth in pure hatred, but she was entirely at his mercy.
York still possessed those incriminating photos.
He had mailed them to Isabella, but instead of leaking them to the press, Isabella had handed them over to Jordan. Naturally, Jordan kept it quiet to save face. To the outside world, she was still Mrs. Lane Junior, half of a perfectly happy marriage.
No one knew the filthy, degrading ordeal she had endured.
But if she pissed York off, he could post those photos online in a heartbeat. Her reputation would be annihilated, dragging both the Gates and Lane families through the mud. She couldn't even stomach the thought of the fallout.

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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...