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After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan) novel Chapter 857

“It’s a really popular place. Tons of people go there every day, not just for prayers but also because it’s a bit of a tourist spot. I was thinking I could take you over, we could pray together, pick up a couple of good luck charms, and maybe even have a fortune teller read your fortune. If there’s any bad luck hanging around, they’ll help sort it out for you.”

Isabella laughed. “Thanks, but really, it’s fine. It was just an accident.”

“Young people never want to believe in this stuff. Whatever, I’ll just get a few charms for you myself.”

Evelyn saw she couldn’t convince Isabella to come along, so she decided she’d handle it on her own.

“Thank you.”

Isabella didn’t turn down Evelyn’s offer. It wasn’t that she didn’t believe in fate or luck. She just thought everyone ran into bumps in the road from time to time. No one’s life was completely smooth.

“Mom, what are you doing here today?” Laura asked. Now that Isabella was safe and sound, she could finally relax and ask her mom about the real reason for the visit.

“Can’t I come see you? You haven’t been home in forever. I know you’re busy with work, so I thought I’d just come over and check on you.”

Evelyn couldn’t help but complain that Laura barely came home since moving into her own place. “And I wanted to ask when you and Jesse are going to finally have the parents meet. You’ve already gone to parties together, and I’ve met him in person. He’s even come by the family company.”

They’d met over video calls, too, not just in real life.

The whole Charles family loved Jesse, honestly.

It wasn’t about his background. He was just a genuinely good guy who cared about Laura in a way everyone could see.

“And he definitely has other admirers. I just worry that if Laura keeps putting things off, one of them might actually win him over, and she’ll end up regretting it.”

“Laura, if this was before I’d met Jesse, maybe I’d have the same worries as you. But now that I’ve met him, talked with him, I can honestly say you won’t regret choosing him. You’ll be happy, I know it.”

Evelyn added, “Your dad, your brother, and I have all looked into him from every angle. They’ve spent even more time with him and know him pretty well by now.”

Isabella added, “Evelyn, I get it. I’ve told Laura the same thing. She shouldn’t let my failed marriage with Ethan put her off all rich guys. Jesse is nothing like Ethan.”

“And the whole Mason family really likes Laura, too.”

It was so much better than things ever were when she was married to Ethan.

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