After I Stopped Loving Him novel Chapter 1017

Isabella still made visits to her family’s house every now and then, and every single time, Ethan would show up to pick her up himself. It gave him the perfect reason to see her, to treat her well, and to stay close.

Even after they got married, Ethan and Isabella always slept in separate rooms. It made sense now, why Isabella’s resentment ran so deep—she’d been jealous all along.

Nobody outside their circle knew about their living situation. After three years of marriage with no kids, people started gossiping, calling Isabella a hen who couldn’t lay eggs. What they didn’t realize was that she’d spent those three years living like a widow, more alone than anyone knew.

When Natalie finally learned the truth, her possessiveness just got worse. She couldn’t stand the sight of Ethan with Isabella. The two women clashed constantly. Natalie was cunning—she knew how to act, how to put on a show, always playing the victim. She picked fights with Isabella and always came out on top.

Her real power wasn’t her scheming. It was that both men in her life adored her, spoiled her, trusted her completely, no matter what she said or did.

That kind of love was also what ruined her in the end.

As police led her out of the Lane house and into their car, Natalie shook uncontrollably, overcome by a fear so strong it felt like drowning.

She was an educated woman—she understood what came next.

The death penalty.

There was no way out now.

As soon as the neighbors realized it was Natalie being taken away, whispers spread through the streets. People started guessing it had something to do with Cynthia’s death. They remembered how badly Natalie and Isabella had fought. Some decided Cynthia must have been devastated after Isabella died, gotten into another fight with Natalie, and ended up being pushed down the stairs by accident.

After Natalie was gone, the Lane house turned utterly silent. Ethan and Jordan both collapsed onto the sofa, exhausted and stunned. None of them ever thought their story would end like this.

“Ethan, let’s go home,” Stephanie said quietly, nodding for Lawrence and Frank to help Ethan to his feet.

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