After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan) novel Chapter 241

“Jordan, I can’t believe the way I was treated. No one’s ever spoken to me like that before. I’m so angry I could scream.”

“Don’t let it get to you. Seriously, she’s not worth it. Don’t make yourself upset over someone like her.”

Jordan tried everything to calm her down, nervous that she’d actually make herself sick from how upset she was. She was pregnant with his child, after all. He just hoped the baby would be healthy, maybe even a boy. If it was a boy, his dad would finally have a grandson and the Lane family would have an heir.

But the more he tried to comfort her, the worse Natalie seemed to feel. Her eyes were red, tears glimmering, and she clutched her belly with a soft moan. That scared Jordan enough to make him want to rush her straight to the hospital.

“I don’t want to go to the hospital. Really, I’m fine. I’m just upset because of Isabella. Let me lie down here on the sofa for a bit and I’ll be okay.”

Natalie didn’t want to see a doctor. If she went, Jordan would find out something was wrong with the baby and maybe even that they’d have to end the pregnancy.

So Jordan just helped her stretch out on the sofa and gently rubbed her stomach, speaking softly. “Natalie, please, try to relax. Don’t let her get to you like this. I’ll make sure Isabella pays for what she said to you, I promise.”

“Jordan, just let it go. I’ll be fine after a little while. Don’t go after Isabella. She’s Mrs. Adams now, Ethan’s wife. We should give Ethan some respect.”

“Don’t make a scene over a few words. Think about Ethan, he’d be caught right in the middle. It wouldn’t be fair to him.”

“If she’d moved far away, maybe I’d get it. But she’s only ten minutes down the road. She never visits. She must still be upset about something.”

Jordan thought it over. “I heard her web series started filming, and she’s on set every day. She’s probably just busy. Her mom’s fine, so she doesn’t really have a reason to visit. Besides, she knows we don’t like her much. Maybe it’s easier for her to stay away.”

Thinking about it, he realized Isabella’s comeback to Natalie wasn’t totally out of line. And honestly, if no one from the family talked about it, who would even know she hadn’t visited in a while?

But Natalie was his wife. Even if she was a little unreasonable, Jordan was always going to take her side. The two of them were a team, no matter what.