After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan) novel Chapter 770

“Dad, you seriously don’t believe me? I’m your son. We’ve been family for thirty years.”

Jordan pointed right at Deborah. “How long have you even known her? And you trust her over your own son?”

“You just take her side, no questions asked. You two already got married, so what’s the point of me objecting now? You wanted us to come for dinner, so we came. Since we’re here, why would I want to start something with her?”

They say when you get a stepmom, you also get a different dad. Jordan had heard that before, but it never really hit him until now.

Twenty years ago, when his dad remarried, he didn’t understand what that meant. Now, at thirty, with his dad marrying again, he finally got it.

“You came back, sure, but you’re still totally against me remarrying. I know exactly what you’re thinking about me right now.”

Jackson was convinced that Jordan and his wife hated the idea of him getting married again.

“Jackson, let’s not fight. Today’s supposed to be a happy day for us. Don’t scold Jordan anymore. If he’s upset, let him get it out of his system. Don’t let it get to you. If you make yourself sick, I’m the one who’ll worry.”

Deborah had already done what she wanted. She’d stirred things up between Jordan and Natalie. Now she switched gears, acting sweet as she tried to calm Jackson down.

“Look at Deborah. You hurt her and she isn’t even holding it against you. Say sorry to her.”

Jackson demanded an apology from Jordan.

Ethan and Isabella were right there watching. If he couldn’t keep Jordan in line, people would start talking. He was still the head of the Lane family. He expected everyone to listen.

The room went quiet.

Jackson pointed at Jordan. “Listen to yourself. Every word is just blaming me. What did I ever do to deserve this? You have your wife. Why can’t I have someone too? You know exactly what you did. I’m only asking you to apologize to Deborah, that’s it. I’m not telling you to beg or punish yourself. Is ‘I’m sorry’ really that hard to say?”

Isabella just thought to herself, The Lane family has cameras everywhere. Why not just check the footage and see who’s telling the truth?

But nobody brought it up. Maybe they were all too caught up in the moment, too angry to think straight. Deborah definitely wouldn’t suggest it.

All Jordan felt was how unfair this was.

He spun around and headed for the door. “Forget it. I’m done with this family dinner. Doesn’t matter if I’m here or not. Dad’s got a new son now. He probably can’t wait for me to disappear so Kevin can take my place.”