After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan) novel Chapter 636

Ethan stared at the stack of evidence his mother handed him, then looked up and asked, “Who gave you this? Was it Isabella?”

His mother didn’t hesitate. “And what if it was? Isabella didn’t make any of this up. Sophia confessed herself that Natalie told her to spike Isabella’s drink. The whole idea was to embarrass Isabella, ruin her reputation, so you’d never want to go after her again.”

“She just can’t stand the thought of you and Isabella being happy together. She’s scared you’ll stop caring about her if you fall for Isabella. Ethan, someone that self-centered and cruel isn’t worth your love anymore.”

“Please, Ethan, listen to me. Let her go. Stop holding onto someone who keeps hurting you. You already destroyed your marriage for her, and now that you want to make things right with Isabella, Isabella doesn’t even want to give you a chance.”

“Can’t you see you’re making a mistake? Don’t keep repeating it. I messed up too. When I agreed to let you marry Isabella, I should’ve stepped back and let you two figure things out. If I hadn’t gotten involved, maybe none of this would’ve happened.”

Jennifer let out a heavy sigh, the regret clear on her face.

She used to really like Natalie. Even when Natalie married Jordan, Jennifer didn’t blame her. After all, Natalie and Jordan grew up together.

But everything changed after Ethan brought Isabella home and told everyone the real reason he married her. That’s when Jennifer realized Ethan’s feelings for Natalie were only going to hurt him.

She actually liked Mia more. When Mia came back from abroad and met Isabella, she politely turned down Jennifer’s matchmaking efforts. She said Ethan’s heart was still tangled up with Natalie and he couldn’t let go of Isabella either.

Jennifer’s frustration boiled over. “You’re still going to protect Natalie? She told Sophia to drug someone today. Tomorrow, who knows what she’ll talk Sophia into. Sophia doesn’t have the smarts to go up against Natalie.”

“I know you grew up together and you’ve been friends for almost thirty years. If she was still the same good person, I’d stay out of it. But she’s changed, Ethan. She was going to hurt you and you’re still defending her…”

“Mom, she wasn’t trying to hurt me.”

Ethan cut her off, his voice steady. “Please, just let me take care of this. I promise Sophia won’t end up in jail. At worst, she’ll get detained for a bit, pay a fine, and apologize to Isabella.”