After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan) novel Chapter 1000

“Natalie, you… what you did is a crime. If they find out, you could get the death penalty.” Jordan spoke in a sharp whisper, his voice tight like he was forcing the words out.

He couldn’t believe his own wife had gone this far. Sure, there had been moments he wished Isabella would just disappear, but he would never actually kill her. That was madness. Blood on his hands wasn’t worth it—not for her, not for anything. It would cost him his own life. The risk just didn’t add up.

Jordan prided himself on being rational. He was a businessman, always thinking ahead, always weighing his choices. He already had everything—money, status, a beautiful wife by his side, and the promise of a perfect future if they had kids. There was no way he’d throw all of that away just to get back at Isabella.

People who killed had to pay for it. That had always been the way, and no matter how perfect the plan looked, there was always a crack somewhere. The truth would come out in the end, it always did. The police would find the evidence sooner or later. Some things you just couldn’t get away with.

If you want something secret, don’t do it at all. That was Jordan’s philosophy. Hoping for luck was for fools.

He also knew better than to waste time fighting with someone like Isabella. In his mind, she was beneath him, not even worth his attention at this point.

The thing was, people who have nothing to lose can do anything. Isabella had hit rock bottom, she had nothing left, so she could fight with everything she had. On the other hand, he and Natalie had way too much to lose. They couldn’t risk it. Their lives were too good.

“How could you be so reckless, Natalie? Why didn’t you talk to me before you did something like this?” Jordan was furious, and he sounded genuinely hurt.

If she’d just told him, he would have stopped her for sure. There were a million ways to make Isabella pay, none of them had to involve murder.

Natalie looked exhausted. “I hate her, Jordan. I can’t even explain how much. When I heard she divorced Ethan and moved out of the Adams’ house, I paid people a lot of money to kidnap her. She had nothing left, so there was no ransom to get, but that wasn’t the point.”

“I just… couldn’t stand knowing she was still alive. I told them to kill her. What those men did to her before that wasn’t my problem.”

For a moment, she almost felt safe. But then Ethan stepped in, insisting they had to find Isabella’s real killer. The entire Adams family started digging, calling in every favor and using all their power to track down whoever was behind this.

Suddenly Natalie was terrified again.

There was one more problem—Cynthia. Natalie had made sure Cynthia saw her burning offerings for Isabella on the rooftop. She’d planned every detail, wanting Cynthia to see. Then she told Cynthia about Isabella’s murder. While Cynthia was sobbing, not paying attention, Natalie shoved her off the roof. Cynthia was rushed to the hospital but died from her injuries.

What Natalie didn’t expect was that a housekeeper saw the whole thing.

Now, everyone in the house who knew the truth wanted to quit. Natalie understood they were scared out of their minds. Even if they hinted they wouldn’t tell anyone, she still couldn’t shake the feeling that someone might talk.