After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan) novel Chapter 462

“From now on, you have to take bodyguards with you every time you leave the house.”

Even if last night’s attack wasn’t meant for Isabella, being Mrs. Adams made her an easy target.

Isabella just nodded quietly.

“Stephanie, go home and get some rest. I’ll look after Isabella.” Cynthia’s voice was warm but firm.

Ethan agreed, gently encouraging his grandmother to head home.

Now that Isabella was awake, Stephanie finally let herself breathe. She’d been at the hospital most of the day, and it was starting to show in her eyes and the way she moved. She let out a soft sigh. Getting older really was unavoidable.

“All right, Isabella. Grandma’s going to go rest for a bit. I’ll come see you tomorrow.”

“Grandma, I’m really okay.”

“You keep saying that, but you’re hurt. I’ll bring you breakfast in the morning.”

Isabella saw that Stephanie wasn’t going to take no for an answer, so she just nodded. Once Stephanie left, Isabella’s aunt and uncle finally came up to her bedside.

“Ethan, you should go home and get some sleep too,” Cynthia said, her eyes full of concern. “You look exhausted, and those dark circles are getting worse. Isabella’s awake now, so you can take a break. Please, go rest.”

Ethan had barely slept for two days, dealing with the wedding gift issue. He only managed to catch up for a day before last night’s disaster happened.

“Mom, I’m not tired. I want to stay with Isabella.” Ethan wouldn’t budge. He wanted to ask her about the nightmare. The way she’d cried in her sleep had scared him.

He had just started to say something when Isabella spoke, cutting him off. Her words left him pale and speechless.

Frank couldn’t help himself. He spoke up, his voice tight with sympathy. “Isabella, Ethan stayed by your side the whole night. He didn’t rest for even a minute. You were having a nightmare, crying and looking so scared. Ethan kept trying to comfort you, like he wished he could jump into your dream and fight off whatever was haunting you. How can you wake up and ask him for a divorce, just like that?”

“Yes, Ethan was wrong to deceive you. We all know that. But you two just survived something terrifying together. To bring up divorce the moment you wake up… isn’t that a little too harsh?”

“Frank.” Ethan pulled Frank back, his voice low. “Don’t blame Isabella. This is all my fault. Everything last night was because of me. I’m the one who put her in danger.”

His face was pale, the pain in his eyes impossible to miss. Even Cynthia, who had known about his lies from the start, felt a pang of sympathy for him.

“Isabella, let’s wait until you’re healed and out of the hospital to talk about this,” Cynthia said softly. “You’re hurt right now. There’s no need to deal with this all at once. Just focus on getting better.”