Rewriting My Heart's Fate

Ethan's determination and conviction moved me but also brought me exasperation.

In this battle, there might be no gunpowder involved, but every person's decision was of utmost importance. As for me, I needed to build myself a solid defense line.

"I thank you for your thought, but please allow me to face all of these my way." My sorrowful ending was already written for me since I pestered him shamelessly in the beginning.

"As for us, keeping our distance from each other is probably the best way for us to protect each other." I took a deep breath and tried to sound as calm and determined as possible. He looked intently at me, an unknown emotion flashed in his eyes, which eventually turned into nothing but a helpless sigh.

Our conversation ended just like that. We probably didn't part on good terms, or it could be that we both knew that we couldn't salvage anything between us.

Even if he was back in Yardville, he couldn't change anything while I watched all of these unfold quietly.

The rest of the things were done pretty smoothly. Kevin and I got a private investigator and we hired him to help us find out what Jack had all those years ago.

There was surely still some leftover stock at Wiley Group but I had to know the secrets they held.

sharp, steely eyes like he could pry into one's deepest,

him, read through it solemnly, and nodded his

and wariness assured us, at least in investigating these baseless, questionable mysteries, that we would get a hint of

to the clues

investigation from the business connections, affiliates, and relationships Mr. Jack Wiley was once involved with." Howard jotted

it wouldn't be easy to have fo dig out secrets from

that this path wouldn't be an easy one. But since we have decided to unveil the truth, there was no backing

and I worked separately with him continuing to work on designing whereas I continued to keep close contact with Howard so we knew the progress of the investigation at all times. One evening, Howard invited me to meet at a

collaboration with Mr. Johnson. They were doing

to find some information regarding Mr. Johnson but if you would

heart constricted

Johnson was a familiar, yet unfamiliar name to me.