Rewriting My Heart's Fate

Chapter 45

It would be inappropriate for me to love him. I felt out of place as I watched them being so happy together. After all, the person who wasn't loved was the homewrecker.

I wasn't sure how to feel when I returned to my dormitory. As I lay in bed, the image of him holding me in his arms kept replaying in my mind, and it all seemed so strange. Knowing him, he would've done the same for anyone else.

I tried to clear my mind of all the swirling thoughts and eventually fell asleep. I dreamed of them wrapped in each other's arms, while I was hidden in the shadows like a thief peering into someone else's happiness Eventually, I woke up with a start, relieved to find that it had all been just a dream.

I'd just put on a clean set of clothes the next moming and was ready to tackle the outdoor setup alone when I received a call from an unfamiliar number.

"Hello," 1 answered politely. I was surprised despite not knowing who it was.

"It's me," a familiar voice came through, catching me off guard. What did he want? Was he calling just to rub it in?

"Theard you don't have any classes today. Are you really not going to come to the hospital to look after me?

I was completely dumbfounded. Even though I had no idea how Ethan found out I had no classes that day, I was surprised that he wanted me to go to the hospital to look after him.

for? It was almost as if he

much going for you. I'm sure you have plenty of people who are more than willing

there was probably a long line of people who would have loved to wait on him hand and foot. There

seemed a bit unreasonable for me

the other end of the line suddenly sounded a little burt, as though

hadn't saved you! I have no one to look after

a little

it soon dawned on

and disgust. It seemed like he was bored, and he wanted to make me

be kidding, Mr. Grayson.

take care of you, and even if she weren't, you've got

Liam and their

him down flat I was no longer the doormat I used to be, and 1 had no

so hard up that they can't even

was to sever ties and keep as much distance as possible from him in the future. I wanted nothing to do with Ethan, Leah, or