All Chapters of The Forgotten Wife's Comeback: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

[Ethan Blake]Many people would find it hard to believe this, but I’m easy to anger. I keep it controlled behind a perfected mask of indifference. So when I’m forced to show some emotion or react in some way, it feels stronger than if I were to lash out consistently.This wasn’t one of those times. I never lash out in public. You could drag my name to hell and back, and I wouldn’t react.But this time, a soft part of me was triggered.When the topic of Isabella Hayes comes up, I’m the most knowledgeable about her. I know more than her own damn husband, and I’m not proud of it.This isn’t something I could shout to the mountains; I can’t even whisper it out loud in my own home. What if the walls hear and report back to Adrian?I’m talking about feelings. Something I’d sworn off after my fiancé cheated on me and told me to get over it. I remember her saying it wasn’t serious enough for me to call off the engagement. I was so sure after what she did, I would never let myself fall for som

[Isabella Hayes]After a moment of silence passes between us, Adrian finally cracks. “OH MY GOD, ISABELLA, ARE YOU INSANE?”“Are YOU insane? How is this about me and my feelings? YOU HUMILIATED ME! You called me, said sweet nothings, and seemed so happy when I said we shouldn’t go to Julian’s thing. Only for you to get on LIVE TELEVISION, and let your ex-girlfriend tell the entire city that I’m strange, and I agreed to stay home while she got to go on a red carpet with you?”Adrian crossed the distance between us in less than a minute, breathing harshly with this wild look in his eyes.“Never, ever, throw something at me again. Is this how you were raised to deal with conflict? Yes, I didn’t want to go. But perhaps, maybe you should consider that you are, in fact, odd. You are strange, Isabella! Did Olivia lie?” He scoffed. “She would never throw a bottle at me. Never. She’s not like you. She doesn’t get angry about things like this. She wouldn’t be screaming; she would understand tha

[Isabella Hayes]Ethan didn’t complain about me waking him up or randomly showing up at his home. He just asked questions that I couldn’t answer without feeling like I was about to cry again.I was cold, hurting both physically and emotionally.“What happened to your face?” Ethan asked once again, but this time we weren’t standing outside his building.I always wondered why a man with so much wealth wouldn’t follow his peers and buy a mansion or an estate. He opted for a penthouse that didn’t even look like a bachelor pad. It looked like he lived and used every part of it.I was warm, and warm is all I care about right now.“Bella, talk to me. I know we’re not close, but I’ll listen.”“Can I shower, eat something, treat my wounds, and sleep? I promise to tell you everything tomorrow. I just… I don’t like crying. And I’m gonna cry again if I recount it.” I managed to get out those words. Looking at his place was helping me think of so many things that had nothing to do with my husband.

[Isabella Hayes]“I didn’t know any of that. He got so upset when I brought up her dumping him over text. He told me I didn’t know anything about their relationship, and I had no right to bring it up. Do you…” The question I needed to ask tasted sour in my mouth. But Ethan would know.He knows Adrian more than anyone else. Not even I can compare. So he should know, right?“Um, I think she’s been in his life for just a few days… I’m wondering, do you think he’s cheating on me?”There, I said it. There’s no taking it back now. I had to ask because his behaviour was just so strange. What am I supposed to think?“No. I don’t think so. I haven’t been around him much. I just got back from a trip, but… Cheating… I don’t know. I definitely think it’s something Adrian would never do. But I also didn’t think he would put his hands on you. He’s not the type to do either of those things.”That wasn’t reassuring, but it’s the best I was going to get. I can’t expect Ethan to hold all the answers or

[Ethan Blake]You can always tell when someone is about to lie when you work in the same line of work as me.I’ve got a lot of things under my belt. From being a venture capitalist, co-owner of Cole-Blake Holdings, running my mother’s company, to being the CEO/Founder of Blake Capital. I own luxury investments, international hotels, tech acquisitions, private equity, and a lot of fucking real estate.I’m a busy man who’s always in some meeting or the other. So I’ve had enough time over the past decade or more to practice the craft of reading people.Adrian was easier than most to read. I knew he would come into my office guns blazing, prepared to defend himself rather than admit guilt or wrongdoing. I just hoped I was wrong.That’s one thing I do with my best friend. I always hope I’m wrong about his flaws when I’ve had years to know I’m one hundred percent right.“I don’t care what she told you; she started it first. She threw a bottle at my head. Throwing something at a person is ne