"Get Isabella out here!"
Peter, pinned down and unable to move, had a face flushed crimson with sheer humiliation and rage.
He was Isabella's biological grandfather, yet getting even a single glimpse of her was proving to be an impossible task.
She was completely unyielding.
Natalie turned to the manager, her tone dripping with mock sympathy. "These people are your boss's family. They just want to see her, but you keep blocking their way. What else were they supposed to do?"
"You should all hurry up and call Isabella over."
"Natalie!"
Isabella strode through the entrance.
She called out Natalie's name, her voice cold and sharp.
Natalie, who had her back to the door, whipped around. Seeing Isabella and Laura walking in, she let out a condescending scoff. "Well, aren't you a VIP these days, Isabella? A person can't even get an audience with you without resorting to extreme measures."
Isabella's gaze swept over the wrecked cafe.
Laura's expression instantly darkened into absolute fury.
Natalie, on the other hand, looked incredibly smug.
Isabella marched straight up to her. Natalie lifted her chin, her posture practically screaming, *What are you going to do about it?*
"I didn't lift a finger, Isabella. It was your grandfather and his crew who trashed the place. I was just passing by and stepped in to watch the show."
As soon as the words left Natalie's mouth, a sharp sting flared across her cheek. Isabella had raised her hand and delivered a brutal slap.
If Isabella had struck her the second she walked in, Natalie could have dodged it or even fought back. But Isabella hadn't done that. She had simply stared at her, letting Natalie see her burning anger. Natalie had been basking in her own smugness, utterly convinced she had won by getting under Isabella's skin.
Because she never expected Isabella to strike so late, her guard had been completely down, and the slap landed flush against her skin.
Furious didn't even begin to describe it. Heaven knew how deeply Natalie despised Isabella.
She hated Isabella for stealing Ethan—the man who had once loved her unconditionally. She hated her even more for thriving after the divorce. But most of all, she loathed Isabella for handing those damning photos over to Jordan.


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The readers' comments on the novel: After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan)
I will be devastated if Isabella and Ethan will get back together. Please, writer, Isabella deserves Harold....
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...