After I Stopped Loving Him novel Chapter 123

Sophia leaned in, her voice gentle but insistent. “Ethan, maybe you should get checked out at the hospital. Or we could call our family doctor to take a look at you.”

“It’s nothing, really. Just a little cold. I went to the beach with Jordan over the weekend. We stayed up drinking all night, then I got hit by the sea breeze. That’s all.” Ethan left out the part about searching for Isabella on the shore after midnight. If Jennifer found out, she’d definitely rip into Isabella. Again.

Jennifer already had plenty of issues with Isabella. They’d fought about his marriage so many times, it was almost routine, and it had taken ages for Jennifer to finally give in. Even after that, she never really accepted Isabella.

“What were you thinking, going to the beach this time of year? The wind is so strong. You drink, you stand out there in the cold, of course you’d get sick,” Jennifer scolded, but there was a softness in her eyes.

Ethan hesitated, then said, “Jordan brought Natalie out there, so I just tagged along.”

Jennifer didn’t say anything for a moment.

“Does Isabella know you’re sick?” she pressed.

“She does. She brought me some herbal tea this morning. Said it helps with fevers. My main problem was just the fever anyway. After I drank it, I actually felt a bit better. I even saw a doctor. The medicine tasted horrible, though. I took it once, my fever went down, so I thought I was fine and didn’t bother taking the rest.”

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