The bouquet she swapped out was probably from Harold. Stephanie didn’t bother tossing it, just set it down next to the vase. The maid would throw it out later when she came by to tidy up.
A little while later, Cynthia and Zachary came downstairs. As soon as they saw Stephanie, they greeted her with bright smiles.
Stephanie grinned back. “Ethan’s away on a business trip, so I was home all by myself, bored out of my mind. I figured I’d shamelessly come over for a meal. Food always tastes better with good company.”
Cynthia laughed. “Stephanie, you’re welcome to eat with us any time you want. Meals are always more fun with more people. Besides, you live so close.”
“Ethan’s on a trip?”
“Yeah, he left for the airport early this morning. He’s got a lot of work to catch up on, so he’s going to be busy for a while. Let him handle it, it’s his job after all.”
Cynthia gave a little “oh” and then asked, “How long will he be gone this time?”
“He said ten days, maybe two weeks, but it depends on how things go. If he needs more time, it could stretch to a month. He’s had business trips before where he was gone for two months straight.”
Isabella knew that all too well.
In her previous life, Ethan was a total workaholic. He’d leave at the crack of dawn and come home late at night, and he was always traveling for work. Sometimes he’d be gone for weeks, even months.
She used to want to go with him on those trips, but he always turned her down. He’d say she didn’t understand business, that she wouldn’t be able to help, and that she’d only be a distraction.


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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...