Nana glanced at Isabella, waiting for her approval. When Isabella nodded, Nana went to grab a few extra chairs so everyone could sit down.
“Isabella, why are you still standing over there? Come here. We have something to talk to you about,” the old man called out to her.
Isabella stood up and walked around her desk, but she didn’t go to them. Instead, she leaned back against the desk, slid her hands into her pockets, and looked at them calmly. “Say what you came to say. My office isn’t that big. I can hear you just fine from here, and I’m sure you can hear me too.”
A middle-aged woman immediately cut in. “Isabella, when your grandfather calls you over, you come over. And you shouldn’t be sitting. You should be kneeling.”
“Kneeling? Why should I kneel?” Isabella’s tone was sharp. “This is my office. You’re all uninvited guests. The fact that I even let you in here is already more respect than you deserve.”
The woman glared at her. “You’re being disrespectful. Shouldn’t you kneel? I’m your aunt.”
Isabella let out a cold laugh. “Disrespectful? Maybe you should remember how you all treated my mom and me after my dad died. Don’t think I’ve forgotten just because I was young.”
“You kicked us out of our own home. You took the house and the seafood restaurant my dad left for us. I’ll never forget that. Not ever.”
She couldn’t remember everything from back then, but the way they bullied her and her mom, tried to sell them off, and took everything her dad left behind... those memories were burned into her mind. Her mom used to say that because of all that, Isabella had nightmares for years, waking up in the middle of the night crying and screaming. It was only after a few peaceful years with the Lane family that the nightmares started to fade away.
Last time, Paul had come looking for money, but she refused to give him any. He hadn’t shown up again since. Ethan had warned the George family to stay away, and after that, no one bothered her or her mom.
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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...