After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan) novel Chapter 649

He jumped back into the driver’s seat, spun the car around, and sped out of the neighborhood.

“What happened?”

Isabella reached for a tissue, dabbing at her lips. She wasn’t hurt, not really—the blood wasn’t even hers. It was Ethan’s. She’d bitten him, and even bleeding, he just wouldn’t let her go. That’s how his blood got on her.

“Ethan is seriously unhinged. I’ve known him so long, but I never realized just how out of control he could get.”

She sighed. “I overslept this morning and didn’t have time to make breakfast. I rushed out, and there he was, blocking my driveway. He claimed he brought me breakfast, plus flowers and a bunch of skincare sets.”

“We’re divorced. A breakup should mean a clean break, right? I don’t want any of that back-and-forth, so I turned him down.”

“But then he said if I didn’t accept what he brought, he wouldn’t move his car. I was stuck, couldn’t get out, so I called you to ask for a ride. He overheard the call.”

“That’s when he completely lost it. Dragged me into his car, locked the doors, and almost… well, you know. I had to bite him to get away.”

Harold muttered a curse. “The guy’s impossible.”

Ethan acted like he was hopelessly in love with Natalie, but when Isabella asked for a divorce, he put on this heartbroken act. Now he wanted her back, but everything he did just felt aggressive, never genuine.

All he knew how to do was push and threaten.

“Isabella, I really think you shouldn’t be living there alone right now. That villa is still technically Ethan’s. He’s lived there for years. He knows every corner. If he loses it again, there’s no telling what he might do.”

Meanwhile, Ethan himself hovered around Natalie like some lovesick puppy, but he couldn’t stand the idea of any other man getting close to Isabella.

They were divorced, yet he still tried to control her, acting like she was his to command.

There was no respect, no understanding, just force and pain.

Isabella closed her eyes for a second. She told herself, even if it meant staying single forever, she’d never go back to Ethan. She’d learned her lesson. Love that cost her everything wasn’t love worth having.

“Don’t say you’re dragging me into this. We’re friends. And you and Barbara are best friends. I’ll always help you if I can.”

But Isabella shook her head. “Ethan sees you as some kind of enemy. It’s honestly ridiculous. He’s the one chasing after his friend’s wife and then assumes everyone else is just like him. He’s always telling me you’re not a good person, that he treated you like a brother but you’re after his wife, that you’re into me. His thinking is so messed up.”