He set the clean bowls and chopsticks in front of Isabella.
Isabella glanced over the menu and picked two of their signature dishes, then added a plate of greens.
“There’s just the two of us. Three dishes should be plenty. Do you want to order soup?”
“I don’t think we need it. Three dishes are already a lot for us. If we get soup too, we’ll never finish, and it’ll just end up wasted.”
Harold knew Isabella was practical and easygoing. He let go of his usual fussiness and fit right in with her way of doing things. She hated waste.
“No soup then,” he said.
Isabella scribbled down their order and waved to the server, handing over the slip.
Harold poured her a glass of warm water.
“So, when are those two dramas you just finished filming coming out?”
“The soonest would be in two weeks, but usually it takes closer to twenty days. Things have been pretty good so far. Even the shows we released a while back are still bringing in some money. Not as much as when they first launched, but it adds up over time.”
Her company had put out quite a few series. Two had become huge hits, and the rest, even if they weren’t blockbusters, still made a profit. Only one or two had flopped. All in all, her short drama project was making real money.
When you catch the right wave, even a pig could fly. She was determined to make the most of these next six months, film as much as possible, and earn while she could. She knew it would be much harder next year. More people were joining the market, her own productions kept getting better and costlier, and the competition was getting fierce. If her shows weren’t top-notch, they wouldn’t stand out anymore.
He leaned in a little. “Jordan and Natalie brought another woman into the picture to compete with Deborah for Jackson’s attention.”
Isabella blinked in surprise, then gave him a mischievous look. “Really? And how do you know all this?”
Harold replied, “When I helped you look into that thing with Sophia and the drugs, I ended up uncovering the stuff Jordan and Natalie were pulling behind the scenes.”
“Do you know who the woman is?”
Harold just smiled, keeping her in suspense. Isabella’s curiosity was obvious. She watched him closely, and Harold couldn’t help but enjoy having her full attention.

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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...