After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan) novel Chapter 411
That way, at least it wouldn’t look too stingy.
Ethan knew he was in the wrong. He’d listened to his grandmother and made it very clear—the wedding gift was for Isabella, just her. Jackson never dared to touch it.
But he never expected Natalie to go after it.
Natalie, the woman he’d secretly loved for years. She ended up taking Isabella’s wedding gift. The gifts she gave Isabella herself looked impressive but were honestly worthless. As for Isabella’s real wedding gift, only a townhouse and a car were officially in her name.
Ethan didn’t want to fight with Natalie. He didn’t want her to lose face, so he kept his mouth shut.
Isabella did the same.
So, the whole wedding gift situation just faded away… until today. Out of nowhere, Isabella demanded the gift back from Natalie, right in front of him.
“Since Ethan’s wedding gift was clearly given to me, it belongs to me. It’s my property. Why do you get to keep it?” Isabella said, her voice steady.
Natalie couldn’t say a word.
“Natalie, you know the law,” Isabella pressed. “If you don’t give my wedding gift back and I decide to sue, who do you think would win? Sure, maybe Ethan would take your side and I’d lose. That’s fine. I can always call a press conference and let everyone know how you took my wedding gift. You care about your reputation, don’t you? I don’t think you want people finding out you did something so low.”
Natalie’s lips parted but nothing came out. She looked at Ethan, her eyes full of hurt.
“Ethan, last time you said I didn’t have to give it back. Why is Isabella asking for it now?”
“Isabella.” Ethan’s jaw was tight. “Isn’t it obvious? We’ve been married for months.”
“So you married me. That means the wedding gift is mine. But I never got what I was supposed to get.”
Ethan was at a loss for words. He knew if he didn’t handle this right now, his marriage to Isabella might really be over.
But the gifts were already with Natalie. Who knew if she’d already spent the money? Asking her to give it all back now would be nearly impossible. It would be like asking her to tear out a piece of her own heart.
On one side was his legal wife. On the other, the woman he’d loved for more than ten years.
Ethan felt completely stuck. No matter what he chose, he couldn’t win.
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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...