“Why should I apologize? What did I do wrong? Harold, are you telling me there are no other women in Cabinda? You’d really pass up someone young, beautiful, and from a good family like me for a divorcée like her?”
“What, does someone like her have more sex appeal? Is she wilder in bed or something, is that what you—”
The sharp sound of a slap cut Nadine off.
Isabella was already on her feet, shaking her hand from the sting. “Wow, that actually hurt my hand.”
Nadine stared at her in shock. “Isabella, you hit me!”
“I absolutely did.”
Isabella’s eyes were cold as she looked at Nadine. “Nadine, I know you like Harold and see me as your competition. If you want to play fair, I’m fine with that. But you don’t get to insult me.”
“Yeah, I’m divorced, but there’s nothing going on between me and Harold. If I hear you making up stories or talking trash again, I’ll slap you every single time.”
“Harold likes me because he chooses to, and honestly, that just means I’m pretty outstanding. So outstanding, in fact, that even someone like you can’t compare.”
Isabella was never one to back down.
“Oh, seriously? You just love bragging about yourself. What’s so special about you anyway? You think your business is doing well because you’re so talented?”
Nadine opened her mouth a few times, but no words came out. Her cheek still burned from the slap.
She finally found her voice and jabbed a finger at Isabella, but Isabella smacked her hand away.
“Really, Nadine? You act like you’re so high-class, but you don’t even have basic manners. Didn’t your mother ever teach you not to point at people? It’s rude.”
“Harold!” Nadine yelled, spinning toward him. “Look at her! This is what she’s really like! She’s totally shameless. You still want her?”
“Harold, you’re the heir to the Carter Group. How can you even think about being with someone like her? If you marry her, the Carter Group’s stock could tank. You could lose everything.”

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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...