After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan) novel Chapter 167
Susan’s face tightened, but she still tried to reason with her. “Isabella, Jennifer is the head of this family. You’ve just married in and you haven’t found your footing yet. Don’t keep doing things that will make her unhappy.”
“Ethan gives you spending money, doesn’t he? If there’s something you want, just tell me. I’ll get it for you. Ethan already said it. Whatever you need, I’m supposed to make it happen for you.”
“You have everything you need. You have money to spend. Why do you keep running around starting things? All this effort might not even pay off.”
Isabella’s voice was calm but firm. “Susan, please, let me handle my own life. As long as I’m not doing anything that hurts the Adams family, it shouldn’t matter.”
“Isabella, I’m not trying to control you. I’m just looking out for you. Jennifer already isn’t your biggest fan. If you keep this up, she’s just going to like you even less.”
“I don’t need Jennifer to like me. I didn’t marry her. I don’t have to live with her. Whether she likes me or not doesn’t really change anything for me.” Isabella’s tone was steady. “And don’t tell me I’m not really Mrs. Adams just because I haven’t moved into the Adams estate. Ethan and I are legally married.”
She wasn’t living with Jennifer, so whatever her mother-in-law said didn’t matter to her. Unless Jennifer insisted they move in together, she could just tune her out. If that day ever came, she’d deal with it. In her last life, when she and Ethan were fighting, and she was going head-to-head with Natalie, Jennifer never said a word. She just let Isabella crash and burn, never even bothering to acknowledge her.
Susan’s lips pressed into a thin line. “I’m only trying to help. If you won’t listen, there’s nothing I can do. I just hope you won’t regret it later.”
“I don’t do things I’ll regret. But thanks.” Isabella didn’t wait for a reply. She turned and walked away.
Susan didn’t follow.
“Sounds good. We’ll bring ours, but Barbara might have her company’s legal team draft something, too. Either way, we’ll be ready.”
Laura pulled out two copies of the contract and slipped them into a folder.
“Isabella, wait here a second. I’m just going to change.”
“Take your time.”
Isabella sat down on the couch and waited while her friend headed into her room to change.
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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...