After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan) novel Chapter 872
Jeremy broke the silence after a while. “Ethan, I’m going to get back to work.”
Ethan nodded. “Go ahead. I’ll be on a business trip in a couple of days, so the company’s yours for about a week. While I’m gone, keep an eye on Isabella for me.”
“If she runs into any trouble, you don’t have to check with me. Just help her out, okay?”
Jeremy responded right away. “You don’t have to say that. If Isabella needs anything, we’ll always be there for her.”
Truth was, Isabella almost never asked them for help. These days, she had Harold at her side anyway.
Jeremy hesitated, then offered, “How about you let me go on the trip instead? You can stay here.”
Ethan shook his head. “No, I’ll go. Maybe some distance will help us both calm down. Every time I’m in Cabinda, I can’t stop myself from getting involved with Isabella. The more I try to hold on, the more she pushes me away.”
He let out a long sigh. “Grandma told me I need to give her some breathing room. If I keep crowding her, she’ll only resent me. But if I back off, Harold might make a move.”
“Luckily, she’s not interested in romance right now. So I still have a shot.”
He paused, then added, “And keep an eye on Natalie too.”
Jeremy’s expression tightened. “Ethan, are you still taking her side? If she needs something, she should go to her husband. Stop getting involved. She’s not your responsibility anymore.”
Ethan shook his head. “That’s not what I mean. Just watch her so she doesn’t start anything with Isabella.”
“I’m already moving on. I’m not going to keep helping her or giving in to her. Honestly, Jeremy, I’m just realizing that letting go of my feelings for Natalie isn’t hard at all.”
Jeremy gave him a look. “Of course it’s not hard. If you’d listened to us before, you wouldn’t have lost Isabella in the first place. But at least you still have a chance with her. You got this. We’re rooting for you.”
Ethan managed a tired smile but didn’t say anything.
Once Ethan was sure Isabella wasn’t hurt, he stopped at the elevator, debating if he should still go to her.
After ending the call, he stood there for a moment, thinking, then stepped inside the elevator.
He didn’t go straight to Hearthside Coffee, though. Instead, he made a detour to a BMW dealership, picked out a car on the spot, and drove the brand new vehicle to the coffee shop.
By the time he got there, it was already evening. The sky was dark, and city lights sparkled everywhere.
He parked in front of the shop and got out.
Inside, Isabella noticed a new car pull up. When Ethan stepped out, she frowned a little, then let out a quiet sigh.
She really didn’t know how long things between them would stay this complicated.
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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...