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Smoking, drinking, and growing increasingly withdrawn-ever since that lauite won Landed him in the hospital, he hadn't fully recovered, and he looked like a shell of his tennet self...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

held his gaze. "Lyla told you not to say

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

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

respond, clinking

were starting

at the vintage, luxurious crystal chandelier. "Antoine, I

low, heavy with sadness, regret, and reluctance. "I envy that you're with someone you care about, that you can be so close to each other. "Antoine, I used to think there was nothing I couldn't achieve if

matter how hard I try, I just can't get over it." Ethanchucded sadly.

anymore."

moment of silence, he hesitated before speaking, "Ethan, maybe you and Evelyn really don't have

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

wanted to utter more advice, but he realized it was one of those things one had to feel for themselves. In the end,