"All the glory that used to be yours has been entirely hijacked by Isabella. When you step out now, do people respect you, or do they cater to her? They all want a piece of Isabella. You, the heiress of the Gates family, Mrs. Lane Junior—you've become irrelevant."
"Everyone looks at you like a joke. Think about every time you've tried to put her in her place. She calls the cops without a second thought, completely disregarding any family ties you once shared. Thanks to her little stunts, your pristine reputation is practically in the gutter."
"Not to mention, she knows the real reason behind your miscarriage."
York leaned forward, his gaze piercing. "If I were you, I would have hired someone to take her out a long time ago. The only way you get your perfect life back is if Isabella is dead."
The blood drained from Natalie's face.
She hated Isabella with a burning passion, but murder? She still had enough sanity left to know that killing someone meant facing the death penalty.
No matter how meticulously she planned it, there would be a flaw. The police would eventually trace it back to her.
Technology was too advanced now; cold cases were being solved left and right. If she killed Isabella, she couldn't outrun the law. Wouldn't that just mean dragging herself into the grave alongside her enemy?
She wanted Isabella dead, but she wanted to live to enjoy it.
In her eyes, her life was inherently more valuable than Isabella's. Sacrificing herself just to take down someone beneath her felt like a terrible trade.
"Think about it. You get rid of Isabella, and then you win Ethan back. He still has feelings for you. Coaxing him wouldn't be difficult. He's fiercely loyal when he's in love. If you can reignite that spark, he'll never remarry."
"If he stays single and childless, who knows? He might just leave his entire fortune to you. You'd become a billionaire in your own right. Ethan's personal net worth dwarfs the assets of most major corporations in the country."

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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...