Isabella’s business kept booming, and everyone knew why. It was all thanks to Ethan. Even after their divorce, as long as Ethan still had a soft spot for his ex-wife, people went out of their way to show Isabella respect. Everyone wanted to work with her.
She sat there, sipping her tea with practiced grace, letting Natalie ramble on and on. When Natalie finally ran out of steam, Isabella set her cup down and stood up. She slid the stack of cash and the fancy gift box Pansy had brought right back across the table.
Her face was calm but firm as she looked at Pansy. “Pansy, I told you before, I’m not settling.”
“Take your things back. It doesn’t matter what you say. I know exactly what kind of person Nadine is. She’s not sorry at all—she’s just scared of going to jail, scared it’ll ruin her shot at marrying into the Carter family.”
“If I just let this go, she’ll think she can get away with anything. That all she needs is her family to say sorry, throw some money around, and everything will be fine. She won’t be scared. She won’t learn. She’ll just get bolder, like nothing can ever touch her.”
“I said I wouldn’t settle because Nadine needs to learn a real lesson. Even if the court only gives her six months, that’s enough. She’ll remember it.”
“This is a society where the law matters. It doesn’t matter who you are, how much money you have, or what family you come from. If you break the law, you pay for it. If you do something wrong, you face the consequences.”
If Nadine didn’t get a wake-up call now, Isabella knew she’d just come after her again once she got out. She’d be even more ruthless.
This wasn’t the first time, either. Back then, Natalie had convinced Sophia to drug Isabella, but the plan backfired and Ethan ended up being the one who drank the coffee. Isabella wanted to go to the police, but Ethan forgave Sophia and Natalie for Sophia’s sake.


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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...