Rewriting My Heart's Fate

Chapter 29

In a sour

I pursed my lips together, pulling the jacket he had draped over me tighter around myself. When I looked up, I noticed Leah standing nearby, her face twisted in a as she stared at me.

Her resentful gaze showed just how much she despised me, and she seemed particularly enraged that Ethan and I were leaving together.

expression

I figured that a woman consumed by jealousy would stop at nothing to go after her perceived target. I couldn't help but find it amusing as her jealous and hateful gaze burned into my back.

I tried to calm myself down and quicken my pace, ignoring the whispers and murmurs behind me. All I wanted was to get out of there.

was nothing more than a stepping stone for him to climb the social ladder and integrate himself with the powerful. The satisfied look on his face when

breath when I reached

take you back so you can change," he said coldly, his tone laced with a hint

down without a second thought.

standing here? Or are you just attempting to stir things

in an instant, and I could feel the overwhelming contempt he had for me. I let out a decisive chuckle, knowing he would assume I meant to cause a scene. "That is none of your concern, Mr. Grayson." With that, I tightened my grip on his coat and swiftly made my way down the steps, hailing a cab and climbing

told the driver, clutching the coat tighter around me, just a moment ago, I thought

of the dress and carefully inspected it. Just as I suspected, someone had tampered with it. After taking

After freshening up, I turned my phone back on, only to be bombarded

the floor and tossed it into a bag. Then, I slipped on a pair of sneakers before heading home. As soon as I ste

saying that Evelyn did it on purpose yesterday. They said she's using the celebration as an opportunity to seduce men with underhanded tactics, Elene said,

is all because you spoiled Evelyn rotten, dear. Now, this whole thing has