After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan) novel Chapter 1073
Isabella scoffed. "You tell me, Jordan. Did we ever have a real bond? I used to look up to you when we were younger. But no matter how hard I tried to please you, you despised me. You made it very clear that you weren't my family."
"So I stopped trying. During all those years I lived under your roof, I was just a free maid to your family. I didn't even have my basic dignity. How could I ever presume to treat you like a brother?"
Jordan's voice softened considerably. "When you first moved in, I really did see you as a younger sister. You were such a cute kid... I liked having you around. But then..."
He trailed off. They had spent twenty years under the same roof, but they certainly didn't share any warm memories.
And that was almost entirely due to his own abysmal treatment of her.
Just as Isabella said, she had been treated like a glorified servant. Jordan had monopolized Cynthia's attention, forbidding her from showing any maternal affection toward her own daughter.
"Isabella... I'm sorry."
It was the only thing he could think to say.
He knew a simple apology wouldn't erase years of torment.
And he knew Isabella wouldn't forgive him.
"But regardless, I wanted to thank you for this time. Thank you for telling me the truth. If you hadn't, I'd still be playing the oblivious, cheated husband. If that baby isn't mine, I would have ended up raising some other guy's kid like a total sucker."
"Don't thank me," Isabella said coolly. "I only did it out of respect for Jackson. He wasn't exactly warm to me, but the Lane family's money did put food on my table and paid for my education. I couldn't let Jackson get conned into raising a stranger's grandson."
"I figured you'd say you just wanted to make my life with Natalie a living hell."
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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...