Suddenly, a chilling realization hit Isabella.
Could this be York's doing?
York was an underworld kingpin with an army of loyal enforcers. His network was built on ruthless, violent men. Orchestrating a kidnapping on the streets of Cabinda would be child's play for him.
He had been stalking Isabella, meaning he easily could have noticed her close friendship with Barbara. If York fed Barbara's movements to a crew of hired guns, she would be an incredibly easy target.
Was this York's way of punishing Harold for digging into his operations?
"Harold."
Isabella's tone was deadly serious. "I think I know who's behind this. It's York."
"York?"
"Yes. You've had people investigating him, right? Your men have been shadowing him. He definitely noticed, and this is his way of sending you a message."
"Kidnapping Barbara gives him a massive payday and serves as a brutal warning to back off."
There was another sinister possibility: York was trying to destroy her relationship with Harold.
He wasn't doing it out of romantic obsession; he wanted to sever her alliances. If the Carters discovered Barbara was kidnapped because Harold was protecting Isabella, they might blame her.
For the sake of their family's safety, would they ever allow Isabella to join their ranks?
Ethan had claimed York was behaving normally—scouting land in Cabinda, seemingly trying to establish a legitimate corporate footprint.



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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...