After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan) novel Chapter 823

Harold showed up at the door holding a bouquet of flowers.

When Susan caught sight of the flowers, she couldn’t help but think, Ethan had come by to apologize and didn’t even bother to bring so much as a single flower. Then again, she reminded herself, Isabella wouldn’t accept anything from him now anyway. That thought made Susan sigh all over again.

“Is Isabella up?” Harold asked, his voice gentle.

“She’s in the kitchen making you breakfast,” Susan replied. “She said she promised you a home-cooked meal, so she’s cooking it herself.”

Harold grinned. “Lucky me.”

He started walking toward the main house. Susan closed the gate and jogged to catch up with him. “Stephanie’s inside,” she told him.

“And I’m guessing Ethan’s there too?”

Harold didn’t even have to think about it.

“Stephanie brought Ethan so he could apologize for last night. He was really out of line.”

Harold just nodded and said nothing else.

Inside, he spotted Ethan and Stephanie in the living room. He greeted them with a warm smile.

Stephanie smiled back. “Harold, you made it.”

“Yeah. Isabella said she’s making me breakfast today. She’s actually cooking it herself,” Harold said, putting a little extra emphasis on those last words.

Ethan felt a pang of jealousy twist in his stomach. He didn’t need to ask to know Susan was the one who’d made his breakfast. But Harold… Isabella was in the kitchen just for him. She really must like this guy.

For a second, it almost felt like they were already a couple.

“I’m glad you like them,” Harold said.

Isabella smiled back. “I do.”

She carried the bouquet over to a big vase and started arranging the flowers. The vase was one Ethan had bought. When he moved out, he only took his things from his room, leaving everything else for Isabella. Now, Isabella was using the vase Ethan had picked out to display the flowers Harold had brought her.

Breakfast was actually pretty peaceful. Neither Ethan nor Harold started anything at the table. No one wanted to ruin Isabella’s mood.

After they’d eaten, everyone lingered for a few minutes. Then Stephanie stood up and turned to Isabella. “Thank you for breakfast,” she said. “I mainly came to support Ethan while he apologized. I already gave him a serious talking-to last night. If he ever gives you a hard time again, just let me know. I’ll make sure he gets the message.”