“She doesn’t care anymore, and now I’m the one regretting everything. Frank, be real with me. Am I just pathetic?”
Frank looked at him and didn’t even hesitate. “Honestly, don’t get mad, but yeah, you kind of are. You did the same thing with Natalie. She hadn’t even said yes to Jordan, but you never told her how you felt. You didn’t even try to compete. Then, when she and Jordan got together, you suddenly acted like you were madly in love with her. That’s pretty pathetic, right?”
“And now you’re doing the exact same thing with Isabella.”
Ethan opened his mouth, but nothing came out. There was nothing he could say.
He was just pathetic.
Frank sighed. “Isabella’s out of the hospital now. You should go home and be with her. Avoiding this won’t fix anything. You have to face it. If you don’t go, she might pack up and leave. Then you’ll be lucky to even see her again. Don’t drown yourself in booze either. Isabella isn’t going to feel sorry for you like she used to.”
Ethan’s face changed. He hadn’t thought about that.
With how desperate Isabella was to get divorced, she really might go straight home after being discharged, pack up, and move out right away.
She didn’t have much stuff there. Two suitcases would be enough for everything she owned.
Ethan grabbed the phone and called Jeremy and Keith, telling them to handle things at the office. He needed some time off for personal reasons.
Once everything at work was settled, Ethan downed his tea and rushed out.
After Frank’s little speech, Ethan didn’t so much as glance at him again. He just left, leaving Frank alone in the huge office.
Frank looked around at the empty space and shook his head. “Watching Ethan mess up like this… I can’t let myself make the same mistake. Living with that kind of regret would be the worst.”
Watching the woman you loved marry someone else had to be the most painful thing in the world.
Susan shook her head. “No, Stephanie hasn’t been here at all today. Maybe she took Isabella to the Adams Estate instead?”
Susan frowned, clearly annoyed. “Isabella coming home is a big deal. No matter how busy you were, you should have made time to go to the hospital.”
Ethan was trying so hard to win Isabella back, but on the day she finally got better, he wasn’t there.
Work was busy, sure, but there were plenty of senior managers at the company. Ethan could have let someone else handle things.
Isabella always needed him, but Ethan was never around. How was he supposed to win her back like this?
Susan just sighed, feeling helpless.

Comments
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...