Barbara thought for a second before saying, “I’ll stay with her. Isabella turned Harold down.”
Until Isabella and Harold actually became a couple, it just didn’t feel right to leave Harold alone with her when she was drunk. Barbara really was trying to help Harold win Isabella over, but at the same time, Isabella was her friend. She couldn’t just leave her in someone else’s hands, not like this.
Linda relaxed. “Okay, you stay and keep an eye on Isabella. If anything comes up, call me.”
Barbara nodded. “Security is really good here anyway. It’s safe. Plus, Harold has a place nearby too, so it’s not like we’re completely alone.”
Everyone living in this neighborhood was either wealthy or influential. The whole area had some of the best security in the city.
Linda thought it over and agreed there probably wouldn’t be any trouble.
When Jesse came to pick up Laura, Linda helped Barbara get Isabella upstairs and settled in bed before she left.
Barbara went outside to lock the villa’s main gate, then double-checked the front door. The house was huge, and tonight, it was just the two of them—one of them out cold. Barbara couldn’t help but feel a little uneasy.
She kept thinking about what might happen if a thief tried to break in. Before Ethan moved out, he’d actually suggested leaving Susan and some others to look after Isabella, but Isabella refused. After all, they were divorced. It made sense to make a clean break.
Still, Barbara tried to calm herself, reminding herself that everyone around here had status. Security was tight, and when Ethan was living here, it was even stricter. Nothing bad was going to happen.
Isabella, once she’d passed out, was the quiet kind of drunk. She didn’t make a scene and didn’t get sick.
Barbara scrolled through her phone for a bit, then lay down next to Isabella, leaving the lights on. She was a little scared, not really sure why. She just had this uneasy feeling, like something might happen.

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The readers' comments on the novel: After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan)
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...