After I Stopped Loving Him novel Chapter 1013

“Ethan, I know you’re heartbroken, and I know you blame yourself for Isabella’s death,” Natalie said, her voice trembling. “You think it happened because you divorced her, but really, I had nothing to do with any of it. Honestly, I’m the kind of person who feels bad even if I step on an ant by accident.”

“How could I ever hurt anyone?”

Ethan just stared at her, his eyes cold and unreadable.

It was obvious he didn’t believe her.

His voice came out low and steady. “Natalie, the reason I’m here, the reason I’m asking you about all this, is because I have enough evidence to prove you killed Isabella and her mother.”

“Natalie, I just want to know why. Why did you do it?”

“Because Isabella always argued with you? Because she pushed you down the stairs and you lost your baby? Was that really enough to make you want her dead? And even that wasn’t enough—you had to go after her mom too.”

“Wasn’t her mother good to you?”

“Ethan... you really don’t believe me?” Natalie’s eyes filled with tears, her whole face crumpling.

“I swear, I didn’t do it. I really didn’t, you—”

“Natalie!” Ethan’s voice snapped through the room, cutting her off. “Before I even came here, I already gave the evidence to my grandmother. She’s calling the police. Whether you admit it now or not doesn’t matter anymore. The police are probably on their way as we speak.”

Natalie’s face turned white. The shock nearly knocked the air from her lungs.

Ethan had given everything to Stephanie.

Stephanie had never liked her. Of course she’d call the cops.

“Ethan...” her voice cracked as she got up suddenly, rushing over to Ethan and grabbing at his arm. Tears streamed down her cheeks. “How could you do this to me? You really don’t trust me at all? How could you think I’d... I only did it because of you.”

“I care about you, Ethan, too much. I couldn’t bear the thought of losing you. Please, don’t lie to me anymore, I can see it. You like Isabella. Even after your divorce, your heart is still hers.”

“I knew you’d want to get back together with her, that you’d want to remarry her. We have decades behind us. I can’t stand the thought of you loving Isabella. I can’t let her take the love that’s supposed to be mine.”

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