Isabella looked at him. “You’re out of the hospital already?”
“I thought the doctor said you needed to stay for observation?”
Ethan shrugged. “I only had a couple sips of the coffee. It wasn’t a big dose. I’m fine now.”
“Isabella, can you let me in? We should talk about this face to face.”
She didn’t reply, just hung up. A minute later, she came out, opened the gate, and let Ethan inside.
When she saw Susan’s car, Isabella called out, “Susan, you can drive in or just park out front. Come in for a glass of water.”
Susan shook her head. “Thanks, Isabella, but I’m not thirsty. I’ll just wait here for Ethan and drive him home when you’re done.”
She knew better than to get in the middle of their conversation.
Isabella had only been polite. Since Susan declined, she didn’t push. She just turned and headed to the main house.
Ethan hurried after her. “Did you see Jordan? He was out front honking for ages.”
“There’s nothing to see. If he wants to honk, let him. I’m not stupid. He wasn’t here for anything good. For all I know, he’d come in and hit me. He’d never think Natalie was at fault. He’d blame me, call me ungrateful, say I’m trying to ruin Natalie, when really, it’s Natalie trying to ruin me.”
She gave Ethan a sidelong glance. “You’re not here to plead Natalie’s case, are you?”
If he was, she really couldn’t believe him.
Natalie had set Sophia up to drug the coffee, and Sophia was Ethan’s own sister—the one he’d always spoiled.
“Thanks,” she said.
He looked at her. “Isabella, don’t be so distant. We’re still married.”
Ethan sat down across from her.
Isabella didn’t bother with small talk. She didn’t want to drag this out. “So, what did you want to say? How do you plan on handling this? Are you about to ask me to go easy on her?”
“Ethan, I’ve already called the police. It’s up to them now. I’m sure Natalie will try to say it was just a prank, and if she does, she’ll probably get off easy.”
“But this wasn’t a prank. She wanted to destroy me. If I had drunk the coffee and the drug kicked in while I was out or with some guy… you know exactly what could’ve happened.”
“She wanted to force me into something with another man, destroy my reputation. If I’d started stripping in the street and a reporter caught it on camera, the price I’d pay would be way worse.”

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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...