"Oh, no, I couldn't. This is far too precious," Isabella said, immediately trying to decline.
The personal collections of these wealthy matriarchs were entirely composed of priceless, museum-quality pieces. For Salome to offer something from her own wedding collection was an incredibly heavy gesture.
"Take it. If you refuse, I'll think you find my gift too meager," Salome teased, feigning a stern look. "And then I'll be very upset."
Isabella still hesitated, feeling the weight of the gesture.
Samantha and the others quickly chimed in with encouraging smiles. "Just accept it, Isabella. If you don't, she really will think you don't like it."
"Exactly," Pearl added warmly. "You can't refuse a gift given with such love from an elder."
Harold gave Isabella a subtle nod, signaling her to accept. His grandmother had a vast collection of jewelry—pieces from her own youth, gifts from his grandfather, and countless presents from the younger generations. She couldn't possibly wear it all. When she took a liking to someone, she loved gifting them pieces from her vault. Offering Isabella a beloved heirloom right off her wrist meant she fully approved of her.
Inwardly, Harold let out a massive sigh of relief.
He had known his grandmother wanted him to be happy, but there had always been a lingering fear that she might secretly harbor prejudice against Isabella and make things difficult. Thank God, she had embraced her completely. She had even complimented her aura.


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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...