Ethan’s brow tightened for a second as he looked at Barbara. “Barbara, Isabella said she likes talking with you, so I’ll leave her here for now. You two can chat.” He paused and added, “I’ll come back to pick her up in a bit.”
He’d followed them over mostly because he was worried Harold might show up. The last thing he wanted was Isabella having to deal with Harold.
Barbara grinned. “Relax, Mr. Adams. No one’s going to eat your wife.”
Ethan shot another glance at Linda. She rolled her eyes at him. “What are you looking at me for, Ethan? I’m not the type to take out my frustrations on your family. Any problems I have are with you, not them.”
“That’s good. Whatever it is, bring it to me. Just leave my wife alone.”
Linda huffed. “Don’t assume I’m as petty as you. Now get lost before you ruin my mood.”
Ethan held back a retort, gave Isabella a few last reminders, and finally left.
As soon as he was gone, Barbara turned to Isabella with a laugh. “You two ought to be in movies, the way you act.”
Isabella smiled. “Funny you say that. I’m actually about to start filming a drama. Interested in investing?”
Isabella shrugged. “That might be true for others, but I’m not like them. Ethan said he’ll support me no matter what I want to do. He’s got my back, and he gave me everything I needed to get started.”
She said it with confidence, but it was also a hint. If they teamed up with her, they didn’t have to worry about losing money—Ethan wouldn’t let her fail.
Barbara and Linda exchanged a quick look. Barbara turned to Isabella. “So, why’d you pick short dramas? Convince me. If you can, I’ll invest.”
For Barbara, money wasn’t even a question. Throwing in ten or twenty million was nothing. She didn’t care if she made a profit or lost it all. She could see Isabella was hoping to build a relationship, and with their families’ history, it was clear they’d be seeing a lot more of each other. If Isabella could make her excited about the idea, Barbara was ready to give her a shot at working together.

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The readers' comments on the novel: After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan)
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...