“I don’t want to see her,” Ethan finally said, his voice low but steady.
He added, “Tell Lawrence I don’t have the energy to talk to Natalie right now.”
He wasn’t feeling well, and honestly, Natalie wasn’t someone he was desperate to see. He just… needed a break. Maybe one day, when he was better, he’d think about it. Just not now.
Stephanie nodded. Into the phone, she told Lawrence, “Ethan can’t see her. Please let her know she should go home.”
She ended the call, set the phone carefully on Ethan’s bedside table, then turned to him. “You need to rest. Don’t think about anything else, okay? The best thing you can do right now is focus on getting better.”
“Even if you’re dying to get out there and fix everything, you’ll need your health first. Take care of yourself. That’s what matters most.”
Ethan looked at his grandmother. She’d always taken care of herself, always looked so much younger than her age. Lately though, she seemed so much older. That was his fault.
He’d let her down.
He made her worry, maybe even made her age overnight.
Maybe if he’d just listened to her, everything would be different. He wouldn’t have lost Natalie. He wouldn’t have lost Isabella.
Back when Jordan confessed to Natalie, Ethan hadn’t even tried to fight for her. He just let her go without a word. But after she was married, he’d gone and hurt someone else—Isabella—who’d done nothing wrong.
If it weren’t for him, Isabella would still be alive.
Sometimes he still dreamed about her. It always felt so real, like it had actually happened.

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The readers' comments on the novel: After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan)
Author, please get your characters names right. You always messing them up!...
I wish Harold will win Isabella's heart. I was so sad when Isabela was taken for granted coldly and cruelly by her supposed to be husband, and trapped,mocked and humiliated non stop by Natalie. This was so cruel, both don't deserve Isabela' forgiveness I wish for a happy ending between Isabela and Harold, he has the right to be happy after the long wait....
Frankly, the story initially was going quite good and the pacing was just right. unfortunately after Ethan got the dream of his past life, the story has been going in circles. Ethan's spouting the same nonsense every time he sees Isabella, they both have same conversations over and over. The authors monologue too has been the same for almost 400 chapters. Irrespective of which character the writing the just a repetition of what someone had gone through in the past and what made a certain character feel the emotions. York got introduced in 800 chapters yet nothing significant happened till date. Isabella is soft with Harold and kind of disgusted with Ethan, yet it is not entirely clear with whom she might end up. If she stays single i am fine with it but the story is clearly about Isabella and Ethan so almost 1000 chapters without seeing any progress in their relationship is frustrating. Except for being blindly in love and few aggressive instances with Isabella, Ethan actually isnt a bad person so i am fine if he can win her back. Even though Harold is coming off as a good second lead, i am somehow unable to warm upto him. Even the bad people in the story are not really facing any real consequences. I hate Jackson for his hypocrisy. I hate Jordan and Natalie for their self-righteouness and selfishness. I also hate Deborah, except when she is handing it out to Natalie. I am almost on the verge of dropping this story....
Why are they acting like kids 🤣😭...
Ethan is actually not that bad if we take out his blind love for Natalie...