Rewriting My Heart's Fate

Chapter 244

The best thing I could do for Liam was to stay out of his way.

When I walked into the hotel wearing a light blue gown, I immediately caught the attention of many. Perhaps, for someone like me, youth and beauty were my greatest assets now.

the surface. If they didn't even have the desire to dig deeper, how could there ever be a chance for real connection or progress?

Most people only look at th

Thankfully, I was no longer the same weary, wom-our version of myself. I was young, radiant, and prepared for anything.

As I walked into the dinner alone, scanning the lavish spread of food and the faces around the table, I understood what kind of evening this would be.

to stand out from

After a while, the room started

was my second shot at life, 1 still hadn't developed much of a tolerance for alcohol. I could hold my own in these situations, but just barely. Halfway through, I decided to escape the next round of drinks by slipping to the restroom 1 lingered there for a few extra minutes, hoping the others would have moved on to their next

left the restroom, my phone buzzed

more complicated. It seemed like he wasn't going to make it, and from here on out, it was all on me to

tall figure approaching me from a distance.

was shadowed with stubble, as though he hadn't taken care of himself recently. He looked wom out, yet there was something undeniably rugged and

through everything as if he had witnessed the passage of time

get this drunk?" He sounded frustrated, his brow furrowed,

laugh, steadying myself despite still feeling wobbly. I straightened my back, standing tall and facing him head-on. "I didn't think I needed

nothing more than strangers now, so what right did he have to stop

could've just