"Logically, she should be the one hating you," Jordan pointed out softly. "You're still hung up on Ethan, aren't you? I know you loved him. But you married me, you got me, and Ethan refused to touch you. Since you couldn't have him, you refused to let Isabella have him either. That's why you're so jealous. That's why you're trying to destroy her."
The forbidden fruit was always the sweetest.
Jordan understood that perfectly well.
Natalie would probably never have Ethan in this lifetime. Because Ethan loved Isabella, Natalie's hatred for the woman had consumed her.
"Are you blaming me, Jordan? Are you taking her side now? What, do you suddenly see her as your precious little sister?" Natalie sneered. "Don't forget, you were the one who treated her the worst. You were the brother who inflicted the most pain on her."
Jordan didn't take the bait. He looked at her steadily before speaking. "Do you remember when we were kids? You constantly whispered poison about Cynthia and Isabella in my ear. I was actually thrilled to have a cute new sister at first."
"But you kept telling me my dad was going to love Isabella more and forget about me. You said she was stealing my father's love. You told me Cynthia only cared about her biological daughter and that having a stepmother meant having a stepfather."
"That's why I started treating Isabella like trash. That's why I stole her mother's attention."
Natalie fell silent.
"Isabella and I were brother and sister for twenty years. No blood relation, sure, but twenty years under the same roof... it's only right she called me her brother."
"I did all of that for you, Jordan! And now you're turning this around on me? It's true—having a stepmother means having a stepfather. Look at him now! Does he still love you? His bias is completely off the charts."
"If your uncle hadn't forced Cynthia to tie her tubes, she would have had a kid with your dad, and both you and Isabella would have been thrown out on the street. I was protecting you! I secured your father's loyalty, and now you have the nerve to blame me for ruining your bond with Isabella?"


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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...