After I Stopped Loving Him novel Chapter 1093

She was the woman he held closest to his heart. If he could, he would have merged his very soul with Isabella's, never to be separated again.

Barbara laughed. "Is it really that serious? You guys literally see each other every single day."

Harold shot her a look. "Wait until you fall in love. Then you'll understand what this feels like."

"I haven't met anyone I like yet. Linda keeps trying to set me up with her brothers. She says I can take my pick of whichever one I want," Barbara said with a helpless sigh. "Honestly, after getting to know Linda, I realized she's way easier to get along with than most of the heiresses in our circle. She hates playing games. She's just straightforward."

"I respect the way she handles things," Harold agreed. "If she doesn't like someone, she says it. She doesn't wear a mask."

In their world, dealing with different people meant constantly running into those they despised. But for the sake of business, they usually had to hide their disdain. Barbara often felt like she was constantly wearing a mask, only daring to take it off when she was safe at home with her family.

"Linda is great, but she's obsessed with pitching her brothers to me. The adult men in the White family are all exceptional—just as impressive as the Adams men. If they wanted to get married, they could do it in a heartbeat. Linda doesn't need to stress over it."

"Douglas is the oldest and he's still single," Harold pointed out. "The younger ones aren't going to rush."

"Hi, Cynthia," the siblings greeted with warm smiles, quickly extending their welcomes to Zachary and Amelia in the backseat.

"I just got out here, but my brother has been waiting all morning," Barbara answered Isabella's question. "You have no idea, Isabella. He's been restless since last night. He was up at the crack of dawn ordering the staff around, then he opened the front gates and kept pacing in and out to check the road. After breakfast, he just planted himself right here. I've known him my whole life and I've never seen him this anxious. This is just your first time coming over as his girlfriend. By the time your wedding day rolls around, I swear he won't sleep for three days straight."

Harold just offered a sheepish grin. Honestly, when the day finally came to marry Isabella, he probably wouldn't sleep for days. Marrying the love of his life would be the greatest thing in the world—wasn't his excitement a completely normal reaction?

"Drive on in, Isabella," Harold said, gesturing toward the estate. "Just park in front of the main house. It's a shorter walk from there."