When Isabella realized the bouquet was made of money, she shook her head and tried to hand it back. “Stephanie, I really can’t accept this.”
“Why not? Is it too small for your taste?” Stephanie teased, a playful smile on her lips. “Honestly, Ethan is so stingy. He’s got all that money, but this is the best he could do? He should have sent you nine hundred ninety-nine roses.”
“It’s not about the size,” Isabella explained, her voice gentle but firm. “Ethan and I are never getting back together. I don’t want to accept any gifts from him, because if I do, he’ll think there’s hope. And I just... I don’t want him to get the wrong idea.”
“I know you’d love to see us reconcile, Stephanie, but that’s never going to happen. I won’t remarry him. Since that's the case, I can’t let him think otherwise.”
All Isabella wanted was a clean break. She wished they could just go their separate ways and never cross paths again.
But Ethan wouldn’t let that happen. He lived right next door, popping into her life whenever he felt like it. Staying strangers forever just wasn’t an option.
Stephanie shrugged. “Look, whether you want to get back together or not is up to you. If Ethan wants to chase after you, that’s his business. When people are trying to win someone over, gifts are pretty normal.”
She pushed the bouquet into Isabella’s arms. “Ethan made me promise to hand this to you myself. He said if you really don’t want it, just toss it in the trash. Once he’s given a gift, he won’t take it back.”
“Isabella, come on. Do me this one favor. He’s heading out on a business trip and won’t be back for at least ten days, maybe longer. You won’t even see him for a while. What’s the harm in keeping one little bouquet?”
Isabella let out a sigh. “Stephanie, I just can’t. And the car he gave me—once it’s fixed, I’m returning it. If he doesn’t want it after it’s repaired, I’ll buy him a new one.”
Stephanie tapped her gently on the forehead. “Ethan owes you so much. Whatever he gives you, you should just take it. It’s the least he can do.”


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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...