Frank agreed on the other end of the line. "Got it. I'll keep an eye on York for you, Ethan."
"Thanks."
"Come on, you don't need to be so polite," Frank said with a light laugh. "We're brothers. We're family. When you get all formal with me, it makes me nervous. I start wondering if I messed up and you're planning some grand punishment."
Ethan chuckled, the tension leaving his shoulders. "Are you asking for a scolding? Does it make you feel better if I yell at you?"
"Not exactly. Just treat us normally. If you need something done, give the order. If not, we'll stick to our usual roles."
They were all working tirelessly to protect the Adams family empire. They couldn't let Ethan shoulder the immense pressure alone. He had carried the weight of the family for years, and it hadn't been easy.
"What about Project Phoenix?" Ethan asked, shifting the topic. "Are you confident it'll turn a profit?"
Frank hesitated. "Honestly, Ethan, I can't give you a straight answer. The movie hasn't premiered yet, so who knows? But we put everything we had into the production, and the plot is solid. The box office numbers will depend on the audience, but I personally believe in it."
He paused, adding, "Isabella believed in it, too. We pitched it to a lot of investors, and they all turned us down. Isabella just read the script once and agreed to back it."
Her massive eighty-million-dollar investment had practically saved the project.


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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...