"Natalie's good days are officially over."
Isabella's voice was remarkably calm. "Without Ethan's blind favoritism, and with Jordan completely checking out of the marriage, what does she have left? Even if she divorces Jordan and runs back to her parents, her family won't treat her like the golden child they used to."
It was true that Natalie's parents loved her, but a massive portion of that unconditional adoration had been built entirely on her connection to Ethan.
Her relationship with Ethan could have brought endless benefits to the Gates Group.
Businessmen were incredibly pragmatic.
Even when dealing with their own flesh and blood, the moment a child lost their strategic value, they could be cast aside without a second thought.
"Mom, let's not waste any more breath on her. Our lives are only going to keep getting better. It's late. Let's go upstairs and get some sleep."
"Alright. By the way, do you want me to come with you when you visit the Carter family?"
Isabella smiled warmly. "That won't be necessary. It's not like the Carter family is going to eat me alive. It's just a dinner, and I've been there before."
The only difference was that previously, she had visited strictly as Barbara's friend, and she hadn't met all the elders. This time, she would be walking through the doors as both Barbara's close friend and Harold's girlfriend.
"I already bought the gifts for you. Just grab them on your way out that day."
"Thanks, Mom."
"Why are you thanking your own mother? Seeing you finally let go of Ethan and open yourself up to a new life makes me happier than anything. Harold is a wonderful man. He might not be as overwhelmingly powerful as Ethan, but he has a gentle soul. At the very least, he is gentle with you and with us."
"The most important thing is that he respects you. His eyes only see you. The way he loves you is completely different from Ethan's overbearing control. Ethan might be drowning in regret right now, but I genuinely feel it's just guilt, not true love."
Isabella silently agreed. *Exactly. All Ethan feels toward me is guilt.*
It was all because of that dream he had of their past lives.
He had finally seen exactly how thoroughly he destroyed her. In that timeline, she had died, and by the time he realized the truth, it was too late to ever make amends.


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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...