Rewriting My Heart's Fate

Chapter 102

Jack was furious after listening to what I said. His chest heaved a few times before he finally braced himself against the desk and said, "I'll have Max take you to see your grandmother right now.

"If I hear a word of this anywhere, I promise your grandmother won't live to see tomorrow."

Jack was cunning. On the way to see Grandma, he had Max blindfolded me, making sure I had no chance of knowing where we were headed. The car windows were covered, and with my vision blocked, I had no idea where I was. [1

I didn't know how long he'd been driving when the car finally stopped. Max led me by the arm, guiding me inside. Only then did he remove the blindfold.

"Ms. Wiley, this is the place. I'll wait for you outside. I'll come back in half an hour to take you back," Max said before quickly leaving. The sudden brightness stung my eyes. I instinctively shut them for a moment before slowly reopening them. I looked around and realized I was in what seemed like a villa.

The layout was simple, with rooms arranged in two rows. At the end of the hall, there was just a plain white wall. No one was around, and there was nothing to give away where I was.

I pulled out my phone, but the signal icon in the corner was grayed out, leaving only the clock ticking away.

the door open and entered, and there Grandma was, lying in bed with

her condition had worsened and that she was spending most of her time asleep, rarely

didn't want to believe it.

pressing her hand against my face. "It's me, Eve. Grandma, can you open

matter how much I called out to her, I didn't

of college due to her illness. By the time I learned about it,

breathing person to a cold headstone. I had always regretted not being able to see her one last time. Now, I could feel the warmth of her hand again and smell her familiar

that hiding her in the most dangerous place would be the safest option. I'd believed Jack

in and gently reminded me, "Ms. Wiley, your time

and carefully cleaned Grandma's hands. "Grandma, be

TV and tell me you hoped I'd go to someday. Don't worry, Grandma. I'm all grown up. I can take good care of myself."

don't make things difficult for me," Max said with a slight bow as

of Grandma's hands were clean, I got a basin of water and gently wiped her face and body before finally