After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan) novel Chapter 68
Natalie always had a way of pushing her buttons, gently needling her, hoping Isabella would snap and make a scene in front of Ethan. If that happened, Ethan would just end up resenting her even more.
Since Natalie wanted to play innocent, Isabella figured she might as well go along with it. Honestly, there was no way she wanted to go back and have dinner with that group, all fake smiles and quiet jabs. She’d much rather grab a quick meal somewhere alone, away from their little games.
Natalie smiled sweetly. “Fireworks are all the same, aren’t they? Nothing special. The ones Jordan and Ethan buy during the holidays are way better.”
“Natalie,” Isabella said in her best helpless voice.
“Alright, alright, I’ll put in a good word for you,” Natalie said with an exaggerated sigh, then turned to Ethan. “Ethan, let Isabella stay here and have some fun.”
Jordan, who had been staring out at the ocean, finally spoke up. “If she wants to play, let her play. Come on, Natalie, let’s walk for a bit.”
He glanced at Natalie. “It’s getting late. The sun’s about to set and it’ll be dark soon. Let’s skip the kite for now. Tomorrow, I’ll bring the one I made for you and we’ll fly it by the water.”
“Okay,” Natalie said softly, linking her arm through his and letting him lead her away.
After a few steps, she realized Ethan wasn’t following. She turned back. “Ethan, come on.”
Isabella lowered her voice. “Didn’t you come here to spend time with Natalie? What are you waiting for? Go.”
Ethan leaned closer, his voice quiet. “Don’t stay out too long. Come back for dinner. Jordan and Natalie brought back a ton of fresh seafood.”
Almost instantly, Laura Charles liked the post and messaged her. Why are you at the beach?
Isabella set her chopsticks down and sent a voice message. “My personal ATM wanted a beach weekend, so here I am, sacrificing myself for the cause.”
Laura sent back a laughing emoji.
“By the way, Laura, did you get hold of the contractors?”
“Yeah, I did. They’re coming by tomorrow to take a look and give an estimate. Don’t stress, just enjoy your weekend. See you Monday. And hey, if you can, bring me back some fresh seafood. Your photos are making me so hungry.”
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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...