After I Stopped Loving Him novel Chapter 159

After hearing Natalie lay it all out, Jordan started to question Isabella too.

“Have someone look into her, thoroughly,” Natalie said. “If this really is some scheme, if she’s an imposter, we’ll gather the evidence, call her out, and send her straight to jail. If someone’s been plotting this for years, the real Isabella is probably long gone.”

Jordan would have investigated even if Natalie hadn’t brought it up. There was no way he’d let a fake Isabella mess with the Lane family, or the Adams family either.

“We should let Ethan know what’s going on,” Natalie added. “He’s her husband now. It’ll be way easier for him to dig up proof than it would be for us.”

Jordan nodded.

“Ethan hates being played more than anything,” Natalie went on, her voice icier now. “Once he finds out Isabella’s been scheming, trying to get his money, she’s done for. She won’t have anywhere left to hide.”

“I’ll call Ethan and fill him in,” Jordan said, his tone serious.

“Give it an hour,” Natalie suggested. “By then, they’ll be home. They’ll have had their argument, and Ethan will still be pissed off. If you tell him while he’s angry, it’ll only make him resent her more.”

Now that Ethan was married, Jordan was starting to think maybe he really was letting go, especially with how he acted around Isabella. Still, Ethan hadn’t fully moved on. He’d always lean toward Natalie’s side. The day Ethan stopped taking her side would be the day he was truly over her.

Jordan’s feelings about it all were complicated. He didn’t want Ethan in love with his wife, but he didn’t exactly want him to move on either. So much of the business between their families happened because Ethan cared about Natalie. Because he loved her, he kept working with the Lane Group, making sure they made money, making sure Natalie lived well.

If Ethan ever really fell for Isabella, the partnership between the Adams and Lane families would dry up fast. Isabella was never going to look out for the Lanes. But watching Ethan and Isabella get close bugged Jordan too. Sometimes, he just wanted to blow up whatever they had.