“I can’t be expected to work for free, you know. My grandparents raised my dad, so of course he was supposed to support them. But they didn’t raise me, and after my dad passed away, the way you all treated me… let’s just say there’s no love lost between us.”
“I’m only willing to do my part out of respect for my dad, nothing more.”
Isabella held her ground, her words cutting through the room like a knife. When it came to talking circles around these so-called relatives, she could hold her own and then some.
“But I’m not about to take care of both of them by myself. Whatever my uncles and aunts contribute every month, I’ll match it. That’s fair, isn’t it? After all, they’re your parents, not mine.”
“If it weren’t for my dad, I wouldn’t pay a single cent.”
“So, how much do they need each month? With all these children in the family, if everyone chips in three or five hundred, that should cover everything, right? And medical bills should be split evenly too. It’s not fair to dump it all on one person.”
“And honestly, Grandma is getting older. What exactly is she sick with? Is it terminal? If it is, there’s really no point in spending a fortune on treatment. If you have money, let her eat well, enjoy herself, maybe go out and see a bit more of the world.”
“Terminal illnesses can’t be cured anyway, so why throw money away? In the end, you lose the money and the person still suffers. Just go for conservative treatment. It’s less painful for her and saves everyone some money.”
The George family sat there in stunned silence, completely thrown off by Isabella’s bluntness. No one knew what to say.
They’d assumed that if they laid out their demands, Isabella would just agree to whatever they wanted. But now it was clear—if they were hoping to get anything out of her, they were dreaming.
Isabella wasn’t going to hand out money, buy them houses, or get them jobs. In fact, she was demanding back the house and seafood restaurant that her father had left behind.
When it came to supporting the grandparents, Isabella was already being generous. She’d cover her dad’s share. But pay for all of Berenice’s medical bills? Not happening.

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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...