Instead of getting angry, Ethan seized the opening. "You're absolutely right. I should pay for my meals. I'll cover my board right now."
He immediately pulled out his wallet and emptied all his cash—probably a few hundred dollars. He placed the neat stack in front of Cynthia. "Mom—I mean, Cynthia. Here is my board fee. I only have this much on me for now."
"I'll go grab more cash later. Now that I've paid my way, I'll have to trouble you and Amelia to cook for one more person."
Everyone fell silent.
Richard earned a fierce glare from both his sister and his wife. Thanks to his big mouth, Ethan now had the perfect, legitimate excuse to show up for dinner. How would Harold feel about this?
Richard instantly regretted his words, but the damage was done.
"Take your money back," Isabella ordered.
Ethan looked at her with wide, innocent eyes. "Isabella, this is for my meals. I can't just freeload."
"I know it's not much, but I'll go get more later."
Isabella's expression turned glacial. "Your mother and grandmother bend over backwards to make nutritious food for you so you can heal properly. Instead, you come here to mooch off us, completely wasting their efforts."
"We don't want you coming over here every day. Take your money. We don't need your board fees. From now on, unless you're explicitly invited, do not show up for dinner."
"Ethan, we are divorced. You need to learn some boundaries. Stop crossing the line."
"I am Harold's girlfriend now. If you keep lingering around my house, what is he going to think? If you cause a misunderstanding between us, I will never forgive you."

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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...