After I Stopped Loving Him novel Chapter 1147

She despised Natalie now, and the feeling was entirely mutual.

"Someone as cunning as York would definitely make sure to get some blackmail material on Natalie, preventing her from turning around and reporting them once the job was done, or paying someone even worse to silence them."

"So, he set her up, took those photos, and used them to keep her in line."

If York truly had memories of the alternate timeline just like she did, his early arrival in Cabinda and his deliberate, unaffectionate approach toward her meant he had an ulterior motive.

What was it? It had to be revenge. From York's perspective, his downfall was caused by Ethan and Natalie, with Isabella as the catalyst. It made perfect sense that he would view them all as enemies.

With this realization, Isabella finally understood why she had received those photos.

York was using her to strike at Natalie. He wanted to watch them suffer, slowly tearing each other apart from the shadows while he enjoyed the show.

And because Isabella hated Natalie so deeply, she had played right into his hands, giving the photos to Jordan and ensuring Natalie's marriage went up in flames.

"Where are those photos now?"

Ethan found her logic sound, but he couldn't grasp why York would go to such lengths. Did York really have the exact same extended premonition?

Was he striking first to prevent a future that hadn't even happened yet?

Or was it just payback for Dave's crew?

After all, Ethan and Isabella were the ones who put Dave behind bars.

"I gave them to Jordan. His wife gave him the ultimate betrayal; I figured he deserved to know."

Isabella stated flatly, "We were siblings in name for twenty years, after all. I couldn't just let him walk around with a target on his back."

Ethan gave her a deadpan look.

Ethan met her gaze and sighed. "Isabella, I'm human. Humans have emotions. I grew up with them. Even if we're estranged now, there's still a lingering attachment."

"Isn't it a normal reaction to feel a little sad seeing them end up like this?"

Isabella chuckled dryly. "It really isn't easy for you to let her go, is it? But no, Natalie caused her own miscarriage."

She then recounted the vicious brawl between Natalie and Deborah that led to the loss of the baby.

"Ethan, do you understand now why she called me during her first pregnancy and demanded I come back to cook for her? When I refused, she even called you to pressure me."

"If I had gone back and cooked for her, and she miscarried after eating it, she would have blamed me. She would have said my food killed her baby."

A long silence stretched between them before Ethan spoke, his voice heavy with guilt. "Isabella... I'm so sorry for what happened back then."