After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan) novel Chapter 871

“I’ll head over to my dad’s company later and tell him everything. I’ll ask him to talk to Jordan for me.” Natalie’s voice was calm, but you could feel the determination behind it. When it came down to it, her family was the only one who would really stand up for her.

The Adams brothers jumped in right away, totally backing her up. Of course her dad had to step in. How could he just watch his daughter get treated unfairly and do nothing?

Natalie left, still looking disappointed. She was so out of it that she forgot her food container on the table. Ethan noticed and quickly got his secretary to chase after her with it, making sure she got it back before she left the building.

Once everything settled down, Ethan let out a long, heavy sigh and turned to Jeremy. “That was honestly terrifying. Natalie was acting like a completely different person, saying and doing the craziest things.”

He paused, shaking his head. “Seriously, how was I ever that obsessed with her?”

Jeremy didn’t sugarcoat it. “You were just blind, Ethan. The older she got, the more different she became from us. But you were so in love, none of us could ever say anything bad about her to you.”

Ethan went quiet for a moment, then asked carefully, “Was I really that awful?”

Jeremy looked at him. “If you hadn’t tricked Isabella into that marriage, if you hadn’t hurt her, everyone would’ve just thought you were loyal, hopelessly in love with Natalie even after she married someone else. Honestly, people might have respected that. But you did hurt Isabella, and that made you the bad guy.”

He went on, “Why did you even marry Isabella in the first place? Just so you could see Natalie whenever she visited her family? You do know Isabella and Natalie were never close, right?”

“Once Isabella turned eighteen, she moved out and got her own place. If her mom didn’t still live with the Lanes, she probably wouldn’t have gone back at all. And you still used her to get close to Natalie.”

Ethan let out another sigh. “I guess I just wasn’t thinking straight. I was so in love with Natalie, and when Jordan told me to stay away from her, I couldn’t handle it. That’s when I came up with that stupid plan, and in the end, I hurt Isabella and it didn’t even work out for me.”

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