"Cynthia, it's me."
Cynthia rolled her eyes, thinking, What does he want now? And at this hour?
"Cynthia, are you really not going to let me in?"
With a sigh, she walked over and opened the front door, letting Jackson into the villa.
Inside, the house was quiet. Zachary had gone out to buy groceries, so it was just the two of them.
Jackson made himself comfortable on the sofa. "Cynthia, I haven't had breakfast yet. I'm used to having you make it for me."
Her voice was cold. "Didn't Ms. Dale cook for you?"
Of course she knew he hadn't been home lately. She knew about the affair. There was no point pretending anymore. He could be with his mistress openly now. He could spend the night at her place if he wanted.
Jackson was quiet for a long time before he finally spoke. "Cynthia, I still have feelings for you. We're both getting older. In a few years, we'll be grandparents. Why talk about divorce now? Can't we just stay together?"
He hesitated, then said, "I know it was my fault. I lost control. I did something I shouldn't have. But I was drunk that night, and she got pregnant. I had to support her and the child, give them a stable life. But whatever she has, you have too. I treat you both the same. You're my wife. You can be with me openly. She's the one who has to hide in the shadows. Cynthia, I still choose you."
Cynthia cursed him in her heart over and over. Twenty years of marriage, and she never realized how shameless he could be. She couldn't believe he was actually saying all this out loud.
She forced herself to stay calm. Don't get angry, don't fight with him. She needed him to feel guilty. That was the only way to get what she deserved and finally walk away from him.

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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...