Rewriting My Heart's Fate

Chapter 249

Ethan kept giving me hope, only to rip it away when I was about to let go-leaving me crushed, hopeless, and utterly defeated.

"He's not someone worth liking, and I don't want to waste any more time loving someone who will never love me back

I wasn't a genius, but I knew when to walk away.

"Lyla, he never loved me. In fact, all be's done is hurt me repeatedly. How could I stay with someone like that?"

The thought of Ethan's actions made me frown slightly. A sharp pain in my stomach caused me to bite down on my lip.

There was a pause on the other end of the line, Lyla seemed hesitant, and after a moment of silence, her voice came through cautiously.

how they seem. Maybe he's done a lot

probing my feelings and trying to gauge my

done. If he hasn't stood up for me, it's not love. Love means having someone's back, being biased in their favor, and offering unconditional trust. He

Erhan's feelings for

were love ar

did mow was that his feelings for her

comparison between Leah and me. She was the one he would always choose, while I was the one left on the sidelines, never

express his feelings," Lyla said softly, her confidence wavering. "I heard he's

doesn't know how

in a world where people were kind, where the dangers of the heart were easily overlooked. She believed the best in people, piecing together fragments of goodness and seeing a person's whole character through that lens. "Lyla, he doesn't deserve love. If he really loved someone, he'd understand what it means to set boundaries. He's

and I don't want anything to do with him anymore. I just

selfish or say I didn't know when to be gracious. I didn't care. I was done playing their games, I refused to be their toy, and I refused to be humiliated by him any