Rewriting My Heart's Fate

I didn't accept his offer right away. Instead, I asked, "Mr. Grayson, you aren't solely interested in my work. Am I right?"

Ethan looked a little surprised by how straightforward I was, but he regained his composure very soon. "That's right. Your designs are outstanding, but you've caught my attention." At that moment, I felt as though he could see right through me.

He continued, "You're talented and determined. You're tenacious and resilient. I appreciate that."

I never thought he'd say that about me, and I didn't know how to respond.

"Thank you," I told him. "Pardon my abruptness, but I think things aren't that simple. It's so sudden that you want us to collaborate."

"Oh?" Ethan lifted an eyebrow. "What do you think I have in mind then?"

I took a deep breath, mustering my courage. "You suddenly showed goodwill. Was it because of... our past?"

My cheeks burned when I posed the question. Our past wasn't particularly pleasant, after all.

close to you under the guise of a

and making my cheek burn even more. He was so

smile. "It's purely business that I asked to collaborate with you. You don't need to be concerned about

"Besides, it's all in the past now. We have our own lives to lead,

emotions upon hearing his words. I was beyond the pain and regret I once felt, so I shouldn't be overthinking it. Why should I assume that he still had feelings for me? Relief

that's the case, I happily

to be calm and unperturbed. "I have a condition, though. It'll be

promise there's nothing but business between the two of us. I won't do anything out of

nodded in relief. There wasn't anything I should be worried about anymore since he gave his word. As impulsive as he was, he was a man of his

to working with you," he said, extending a hand

didn't hesitate.

the Evelyn of the past who followed his every order. I wanted to start all over with a new identity, one of which was as a