“Isabella, what do you say we take a trip to the beach?”
Ethan hadn’t seen Natalie Gates in a few days, and he really missed her. He’d thought that coming home with Isabella might mean running into Natalie, but Jordan had already taken her to the coast.
“I have a beach house there too. It’s right next to your family’s place… and Natalie’s is on the other side.”
All three families were wealthy, and since the three of them had grown up together, their parents had bought seaside villas side by side.
Isabella looked at Ethan and couldn’t help but feel a little sorry for him.
“If you want to go, we’ll go,” she said. “But it’s pretty windy and cold right now. If I’m going to freeze out there with you, you’ll have to give me a reward.”
Ethan reached out, like he was about to flick her forehead, but she threw her hands up to guard herself. He stopped just in time.
“Isabella Lane, are you just rolling in money now? Always talking about it.”
“I gave you hundreds of thousands before, then ten million for your startup, and now you want more? It’s like you’re just trying to turn all my money into yours.”
Isabella grinned. “We’re married, aren’t we? What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine… is still mine.”
“You’re the one who didn’t make me sign a prenup. We’re legally married now. Whether you love me or not, your stuff is already mine.”
Ethan shook his head. “What’s mine is mine. What’s yours is yours. We keep things separate. Even without a prenup, you’re not getting my pre-marriage money unless I actually give it to you.”
“I’m just messing with you,” Isabella said, her tone lighter. “I don’t really want your money. I just… I feel so wronged sometimes. I can’t help but feel sorry for myself.”
Her voice softened, turning a little sad.
“When you were chasing after me, you were so passionate. You treated me so well. Every day, you’d pick me up from work, always bringing little gifts.”
He got Isabella settled in the car, then slid in beside her and told the driver, “Take us to the beach house.”
Isabella’s voice was still shaky from crying. “Can we go home first? I need to pack a few things if we’re going away.”
“I already have clothes at the villa. We don’t need to bring anything,” Ethan replied.
“You might, but I don’t.”
Ethan had no comeback for that. He sighed and told the driver to head home first.
When he noticed her eyes were still red and swollen, he hesitated, then looked at her with real regret. “Isabella, I’m sorry.”
He pulled out his phone and started transferring her some money.

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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...