"Yeah, maybe I'm not as good as she was. But if she was really that amazing, how did everyone treat her? Now it's my turn, and just because I won't let people walk all over me, suddenly I'm the problem. Natalie, don't you think this is just karma coming back your way?"
"You..." Natalie jabbed a finger at Deborah, her jaw clenched in anger, itching to slap her.
There were footsteps in the hallway.
Without warning, Deborah lifted her hand and slapped herself, the sharp crack echoing through the room.
Natalie stared at her, completely thrown off by what just happened.
"Natalie, you can call me whatever you want. Say I'm shameless, say I'm a bitch for being with Jackson, but I'm with him because we actually love each other. I don't care that he's older than me. He's your father-in-law. Can't you show a little respect, instead of always calling him an old man? Why are you hitting me, anyway? What did I even say that's so wrong?"
"What did I do wrong? Ever since I married Jackson and moved in, I've treated you and Jordan like my own kids. I've always tried to be good to you, and still, you want to hit me. I don't need you to see me as your mom, but I am your elder. Is it really so hard to just call me by my name? You keep calling me a bitch. Am I a bitch just because I went after real love?"

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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...