Mandy only got slapped the first time because she wasn’t expecting it. Now she was ready. No way was she going to let Natalie hit her again.
She moved fast, her hand connecting with Natalie’s cheek before Natalie could react. But Natalie’s slap landed at the same time, leaving both of them stinging.
Natalie lost it. “You bitch. I catch you coming on to my husband and you have the nerve to hit me?”
She tossed her bag aside and lunged at Mandy. The two of them started fighting, hair-pulling and yelling.
“Babe, stop, just stop,” Jordan called out, trying to break them apart.
He reached for Natalie, but in that split second, Mandy managed to slap her again. Furious, Natalie shoved Jordan out of the way and dove back into the fight.
Mandy was younger, but she was no match for Natalie’s rage. Natalie scratched and pulled at her, leaving Mandy looking completely wrecked.
“That’s enough! Stop it. This is all just a misunderstanding,” Jordan shouted, stepping between them again. This time, instead of grabbing Natalie, he pulled Mandy away. It was the only way to stop things from getting worse for Mandy.
“Get out,” he said sharply.
Dragging Mandy to the door, he yanked it open and pushed her out. She stumbled and fell right outside the office.
“Malvina, get her out of here. And don’t let her back in unless I say so.”
“Jordan, how could you do this to me? After everything I’ve done for you, after everything I did for The Lane Group. You promised you’d love me, that you’d always take care of me. Now you’re cheating on me? How could you? When your dad cheated, you were furious. You said he betrayed Cynthia. Now you’re just like him. How could you do this to me?”
Jordan led her over to the couch and sat her down, grabbing a tissue and gently wiping her tears.
“Babe, I would never betray you,” he said softly. “I keep telling you, it’s all just a misunderstanding.”
“I never cheated. We grew up together. You’re the only one I care about. I promised I’d only ever love you, and I meant it. No one else even comes close.”
“I know how much my dad’s affair hurt me and Cynthia. I’d never put you through that. Not ever.”

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The readers' comments on the novel: After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan)
Author, please get your characters names right. You always messing them up!...
I wish Harold will win Isabella's heart. I was so sad when Isabela was taken for granted coldly and cruelly by her supposed to be husband, and trapped,mocked and humiliated non stop by Natalie. This was so cruel, both don't deserve Isabela' forgiveness I wish for a happy ending between Isabela and Harold, he has the right to be happy after the long wait....
Frankly, the story initially was going quite good and the pacing was just right. unfortunately after Ethan got the dream of his past life, the story has been going in circles. Ethan's spouting the same nonsense every time he sees Isabella, they both have same conversations over and over. The authors monologue too has been the same for almost 400 chapters. Irrespective of which character the writing the just a repetition of what someone had gone through in the past and what made a certain character feel the emotions. York got introduced in 800 chapters yet nothing significant happened till date. Isabella is soft with Harold and kind of disgusted with Ethan, yet it is not entirely clear with whom she might end up. If she stays single i am fine with it but the story is clearly about Isabella and Ethan so almost 1000 chapters without seeing any progress in their relationship is frustrating. Except for being blindly in love and few aggressive instances with Isabella, Ethan actually isnt a bad person so i am fine if he can win her back. Even though Harold is coming off as a good second lead, i am somehow unable to warm upto him. Even the bad people in the story are not really facing any real consequences. I hate Jackson for his hypocrisy. I hate Jordan and Natalie for their self-righteouness and selfishness. I also hate Deborah, except when she is handing it out to Natalie. I am almost on the verge of dropping this story....
Why are they acting like kids 🤣😭...
Ethan is actually not that bad if we take out his blind love for Natalie...