Rewriting My Heart's Fate

It was the darkest of nights. In the silence, Ethan Grayson's warm lips slid across my neck as I hugged him tightly. My heart was filled with joy but also bitterness. He was in a drunken daze. His breaths were labored, and his movements became more and more hurried. In the heat of the passion, I muttered his name. "Ethan..."

"Ding!"

The tension in the room was interrupted by a shrill ringing sound. Ethan and I turned around at the same time. The screen lit up with the word "Leah".

A suffocating panic rose up within me. In the darkness, I couldn't see Ethan's expression. However, I could feel him moving.

With courage from god knows where, I went all in. I lifted my head to kiss him. Yet, Ethan moved aside without hesitation. He got up to grab his phone. A woman's soft voice came through the earpiece.

"Ethan."

Just then, Ethan walked over to the window in large strides to answer the call. He didn't even have the time to turn on the lights.

Under the moonlight, his expression was filled with a gentleness that he had never shown me before.

All those feelings of love were instantly swept away. My cold heart was left with the feeling of being wronged, defeat, and despair. Finally, Ethan hung up the call. "Clack!"

The blinding lights turned on. Ethan's brow furrowed. A cold expression was plastered on his face.

"Did you pick up Leah Grant's call earlier?"

Though he was asking, his tone was full of certainty. It was like he wanted me to fess up. I fell silent and smiled bitterly.

"Yeah. Not only did I answer the call, but I also deleted the call history. I even got you drunk so that you wouldn't know she came back today."

Upon hearing my confession, anger built up in Ethan's dark eyes. His expression sank like he couldn't be bothered with me. He picked up his clothes from the floor and made to leave.

"Ethan!" I grasped the bedsheets tightly. Holding back tears, I asked, "Must you go visit your ex-girlfriend on our wedding anniversary?"

Ethan stopped for a moment. "Leah needs me urgently. Evelyn Wiley, I'm letting you off the hook for today, but this is the last time," he said.

what about me? I shivered slightly in

you leave, I'm breaking up

he couldn't hold it in anymore.

down on the bed powerlessly. The tears I had been

It hurt to look at our

around the city aimlessly. I

did all I could to stand beside Ethan.

had liked Ethan ever since high school. Back then, he was the most handsome boy in school. He was

with him. I knew his interests inside out just to please him. Yet, he had

Leah began dating. I cried a lot. We drifted apart after some time

seriously ill and was hospitalized. Leah had left the country too. Ethan was at his wits' end. I decided

Ethan asked what I wanted in return. My heart nearly leapt out of my

you to

owing me a favor, I got what I wanted. However, he didn't love me. Our relationship

like a punishment for my underhanded methods. Still, I was unwilling

now, Leah was back, and all my calculated efforts to make him stay

"Beep! Beep! Beep!"

rapidly appeared on the

Leah and Ethan at the

they getting back

match made in heaven is finally

thought I heard

Apparently, the lady's the calculative type. She kept pestering him, but Ethan never mentioned it. Perhaps they've already broken up

messages in our classmates' group chat hurt to look at. I hung

was just a mediocre housewife, a

joke. If only I hadn't fallen in love with Ethan back

zipped by across the street. Instinctively, I yanked the steering wheel. The world spun around me, and what seemed like flames rose