By the time Isabella and Harold returned to Cabinda, it was already evening. They grabbed dinner together in the city before heading home.
Harold pulled up to the entrance of her villa. "We've had a long day, Harold," Isabella said. "I won't ask you in. Go home and get some rest. Come over for breakfast tomorrow."
"Alright. You get some rest too. Don't overthink things."
Isabella offered a soft smile. "I'm more worried about you overthinking."
"Harold, I'm never getting back together with Ethan, I promise."
Harold chuckled. "I know. I trust you!"
Isabella grabbed her purse, leaned over, and placed a gentle kiss on his cheek. "Goodnight, Harold."
"Goodnight."
He wanted to pull her in for a real kiss, but she had already opened the door and stepped out, leaving him to simply wish her goodnight.
"I'll wait until you're inside."
Isabella pulled out her keys to unlock the gate, opting not to ring the doorbell.
"Just go," she urged, turning back to him. "It's late."
She closed the heavy iron gate, shooing him off.
Harold waved once more before turning his car around.
Isabella locked the gate and walked up the driveway to the main house.
Before she even reached the door, the lights flicked on. She knew her mother was awake and had come downstairs.
Cynthia couldn't sleep.
Even with the lights out, lying in bed, the fact that her daughter wasn't home yet kept her on edge.
But there was another, more pressing reason for her insomnia.
"Mom, who sent all this?"
Isabella asked in shock as she walked through the door, finding the living room completely buried under a mountain of extravagant gifts.


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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...