“Ethan, my head hurts.”
Natalie’s delicate voice broke through the tension in the room. She pressed her hand to her forehead, looking like Isabella’s words had given her a splitting headache.
Isabella watched her, her eyes full of sarcasm. Natalie was obviously faking, just trying to escape the question.
Ethan hurried over, worry all over his face. “What’s wrong? Didn’t you take your medicine? I’ll call Dr. Baker and ask her to come by.”
He pulled out his phone and made the call.
Once he’d arranged for the doctor, Ethan slid his phone back into his pocket. He looked at Isabella, taking a deep breath, his voice turning gentle and pleading. “Isabella, let me take care of the wedding gift issue. I promise I’ll make it right, just give me a month, okay?”
“Natalie isn’t feeling well... Can we let her rest for now?”
Isabella sat down again, her gaze locked on Natalie. She caught the little spark of challenge in Natalie’s eyes and knew she was pretending, but she didn’t bother to call her out.
“The wedding gift was given to me. It’s my property. I’ll handle it myself. You don’t need to worry,” Isabella said coolly. “Natalie, if you’re really not feeling well, maybe check in with Jordan.”
Would Jordan really go on a business trip if Natalie was actually sick? And on such short notice?
“Natalie, are you just trying to avoid the wedding gift issue? We have to settle this eventually. If you don’t give me an answer today, I’ll come by every day until I get my wedding gift back.”
She turned to Ethan. “Ethan, I already told you. I don’t trust you anymore. There’s no way I believe you’ll handle this. Are you asking for a month just so you can buy me a new wedding gift to make up for it?”
After two lifetimes as his wife, Isabella knew him well. If she gave him a month, he’d just put together a new gift set for her. He wouldn’t ask Natalie for a penny back. That way, he could keep Natalie happy and try to smooth things over with Isabella, thinking it was the perfect solution.
But Isabella wasn’t about to let him get away with it.
“I want an answer today. Are you giving me back what’s mine, or not?”

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