Rewriting My Heart's Fate

Chapter 101

Ethan's voice turned noticeably colder.

I looked up at him with a gloomy expression.

The wind began to pick up, whipping my thin clothes against me. A chill ran through me, but I managed a small smile. "There's never been a distance between us. We were never really close in the first place." With that, I turned and walked away.

The house was in chaos when I returned. Everyone was frantically tending to Elene. Though she presented herself as under 18, the truth was that she was proof of Jack's infidelity after his marriage. She was only three months younger than me. As I slowly ascended the stairs, holding onto the railing, I overheard Elene sobbing

"I can't live like this anymore! It was so humiliating-everyone saw it! How am I supposed to face anyone ever again? It's all your fault! You're the ones who told me to drug Evelyn. She's only getting back at me!

"Evelyn!" she shouted, her voice full of hatred. "I'm going to ruin her."

I chuckled softly at that. Elene had been spoiled rotten. Her words were arrogant and full of self-importance.

one noticed me as I went back to my

made outrageous demands, asking them for a three-billion-dollar wedding gift. When they refused, Jack threatened them,

agreed to his terms. Since Elene and Joseph were both still young, they decided not to hold an engagement party just yet.

I headed to Jack's study and waited

sat in the chair, turning to

saw me. I smiled. "Hello, dear father. Why

a few steps closer, grabbing a cup from the desk and smashing it onto the floor. "She's your

I stood up and faced him.

on my lips. "Isn't that something I learned from

you needed, and this is how you repay me? What good does it do to destroy Elene?" "It benefits you," I

in continuing the pretense. I tapped

room. "I haven't found the right time yet. I need to find a chance

the recording of her earlier threats to

returning back to anger.