Jerry thought Nicole still loved her.

[alpacinou]

Is this correct and natural?

Jerry thought Nicole still loved him. His illusion began to fade after he saw her on a date with another man.

 

[tedmc]

How about: He realised it was an illusion after ...?

 

[alpacinou]

How about: He realised it was an illusion after ...?

I want to see if "illusion fade" works.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I want to see if "illusion fade" works.

Seems okay to me.

 

[emsr2d2]

I want to see if "illusion fade" works.

And yet you didn't use "illusion fade" (which would be ungrammatical). Please remember to quote the exact words you are asking us about.

 

[Tarheel]

Perhaps:

Jerry had thought Nicole still loved him. His illusion was shattered when he saw her on a date with another man.

The original suggests that he still held onto that illusion, but he began to have doubts.

 

[Tdol]

delusion?