After dinner, Isabella and Harold headed straight to the movies.
Neither of them were regulars at the theater. For Isabella, going out to watch a film had always seemed like a luxury she couldn’t afford. She used to spend all her time locked in battles with Natalie. The only times she ever went was when Ethan invited her, but honestly, Ethan only ever cared about Natalie, so those invites were rare.
Harold was a different story. He was always caught up with work and barely had a moment to spare. And with a home theater as nice as his, why bother with crowded cinemas? If he ever wanted to watch something, he just did it at home.
Tonight was an exception. Before the movie started, Harold handed Isabella a giant bag of snacks.
She couldn’t help but laugh. “What’s with all this? I’m not a kid, you know.”
Harold grinned. “Just in case the movie’s a flop. At least you’ll have something to munch on if you get bored.”
“If it’s that bad, we can just leave halfway through. I never force myself to finish a movie I’m not enjoying.”
He nodded. “Yeah, the opening should grab you, the middle needs some excitement, and the ending either ties everything up or leaves you wanting more. That’s what I look for when I’m reviewing scripts.”
“For short-form dramas, things move even faster, though. The plot’s got to twist and turn nonstop, keep you on your toes.”
Harold laughed. “You’re the expert. I just tag along for the ride. As long as we work together and make some money, I know you’ll share the profits.”
Isabella shrugged, a little smile playing on her lips. “Honestly, I just got lucky with timing. My company’s going to scale back on these series soon, but we can still work with others, help promote their stuff, and make a profit. The market’s getting crowded, though. Even now it’s nothing like it was at the start of the year.”


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The readers' comments on the novel: After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan)
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...