Rewriting My Heart's Fate

Chapter 196

Keeping it from tyla, Antoine agreed. Halt an bons later, he pushes the door open and stepped into the private usoni,

than was nursing a drink, and halt a bottle of red wine sat empty on the table. He had acigarette dangling from his left hand and was fiddling with his phone win he trally locked up at the sound. As Ethan's friend, Antene had watched him change bit by bit over the past six monilis.

Smoking, drinking, and growing increasingly withdrawn-ever since that lauite won Landed him in the hospital, he hadn't fully recovered, and he looked like a shell of his tennet self...

Antoine sighed and walked over. "How's the wound healing? You're still smoking?"

"Asthing happening with Evelyn lately?" Ethan asked, extinguishing the cigarette in the ashtray.

Antoine hesitated, staring at Ethan for a long moment without saying thing.

"Lyla told you not to say thing? t that's

a smile and poured Antoine a drink "Want to join me? It's been ages since we've

glass, "Lyla she's a bit clueless. I can't

clinking

rounds, both of them were starting to feel the effects

against the couch, staring up at the vintage, luxurious crystal chandelier. "Antoine, I

you can be so close to each other. "Antoine, I used to think there was nothing I couldn't achieve if 1 just worked hard enough. But with Evelyn, I can feel she likes me. I know she cares, but there's this inexplicable barrier

no matter how hard I try, I just can't get over it." Ethanchucded

anymore."

speaking, "Ethan, maybe you and Evelyn really don't have a future together

hand to cover his eyes, his voice dry and hoarse. "I've tried,

utter more advice, but he realized it was one of those things one had to feel for