After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan) novel Chapter 360

Isabella picked up her phone right away.

“Isabella, where are you?” Jennifer’s voice was cold and sharp the second she answered.

“I’m at the shop.”

“I’m sending you a location. Come here now. We need to talk.”

Before Isabella could say a word, Jennifer hung up. Seconds later, a message with a coffee shop address popped up on her screen.

“Laura, I have to step out for a bit,” Isabella said as she grabbed her purse, already heading for the door. “If Ethan shows up, tell him something urgent came up and I had to leave. He should just go back to work. If he really wants to help, he can just transfer me the money.”

Laura frowned, worry clear on her face. “Is something wrong?”

“It’s nothing,” Isabella replied.

Laura followed her to the door, but Isabella was already sliding into the car, telling the driver to head to the coffee shop Jennifer sent.

She had barely left when Ethan arrived, only to find her gone. He looked irritated. He had told her he was just five minutes away, only held up by a red light. Two minutes late, and she was gone.

“Where did she go?” Ethan’s tone was icy.

“I don’t know, Mr. Adams,” Laura answered. “She just said something urgent came up and left in a hurry. She told me to tell you if you wanted to help, just transfer her the money.”

Ethan’s lips pressed into a thin line. He didn’t say anything, but right there in front of Laura, he called Isabella. She didn’t pick up. He got the message. She didn’t want him there. She was avoiding him.

“I went ahead and ordered you a coffee. Hope that’s alright,” Jennifer said.

“Thank you, I don’t mind,” Isabella replied, taking her seat. She’d seen a waiter walk away as she came in, so the coffee must have just arrived. Jennifer might not like her, but she wasn’t the type to do anything shady.

Isabella set her purse down and looked Jennifer in the eye. There was no love lost between them, so she got straight to the point. “Jennifer, what did you want to talk to me about?”

“How’s your shop coming along?” Jennifer asked, dodging the question.

“It’ll be done in a couple of days. Once it’s cleaned up and I get the equipment, I’ll pick a good day to open.”

Jennifer glanced around the coffee shop. “There are way too many coffee shops in Cabinda. The competition’s tough. Hearthside Coffee is the biggest and has the best atmosphere in the city.”