That was why Isabella was mad at Ethan.
“Isabella!” Ethan’s face was stormy as he snapped, “Can’t you just talk to me like a normal person? I’m sick. I have a fever. I feel like crap. Not only are you not cutting me any slack, you can’t even talk to me nicely? Are you trying to stress me to death? You weren’t like this before. Whenever I felt sick, you’d be all over me, worrying.”
Ethan suddenly found himself missing the old Isabella, the one who had eyes only for him. Now, she was a mystery. Sometimes she acted like she didn’t care, but then she’d show little hints of concern. When he got sick, though, it was like she went out of her way to push his buttons.
Yes, he’d hurt her. He could admit that. He’d even tried to make it up to her financially, wasn’t that enough?
“That’s right,” Isabella shot back, “that was before. Back then, I thought you actually loved me. Relationships are supposed to go both ways. If you cared about me, of course I’d care about you. But you didn’t. You just used me, treated me like a pawn, dragged me into your mess with Natalie. After all that, you still want me to bare my soul to you? How pathetic would I have to be to open my heart to a man who just played with me?”
Ethan had nothing to say. He just stared at her, silent and guilty, for a long moment. Finally, his expression softened.
“Isabella, let’s stop fighting. Yesterday was my fault. I shouldn’t have said what I did. I definitely shouldn’t have kicked you out. I’m sorry. Can we just make up?”
He hated this new version of their relationship. He was used to her loving him with her whole heart.
“So, you want to make up?” Isabella eyed the cup of herbal tea in front of her. “Alright. If you drink this, we’ll call it even. But going with you to that banquet? That’s extra work. I want overtime pay. Cash or bank transfer, your pick.”
Ethan just stared at her. “You’re always thinking about money!”
He grumbled, but he knew he was the one in the wrong. Pulling out his phone, he transferred fifty thousand to her account, payment for being his date that evening.

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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...