Rewriting My Heart's Fate

"So... Ms. Wiley, my advice to you is to give up on this entirely," Tony said coldly.

"A beginner designer like you, just starting out, could never compete with someone from the Mars Group. Even with talent, you're nothing more than a nobody in the presence of the world's richest man." I clenched my fists tightly. My nails were digging deep into my palms.

Each word felt like a sharp dagger piercing into my heart. The tragedies of my past life were destined to repeat themselves in this one.

A mere designer could never stand up to a prodigious heir.

I took a deep breath and forced a smile. "Thank you for your advice, Mr. Burtt. But Mr. Grayson and I are just business partners. Who he's with doesn't concern me. As for his marriage, I'll wish him well." With that, I stood up and nodded at Tony. "I have work to attend to, so I must take my leave."

Without another word, I turned and walked out of the room.

Behind me, Tony's cryptic laugh echoed. "A wise choice, Ms. Wiley. I hope we'll have opportunities to collaborate in the future."

I ignored him and strode quickly toward the exit.

My tears began to well up, and I struggled to hold them back.

I couldn't cry-not here, at least.

out of the restaurant and jumped into my car. I started the engine,

but eventually, I stopped. I rested my head on

through, pouring out in

on me? In my past life, I had

I thought that if I just became strong enough, things could work out. Now, I was strong enough to stand beside him, maybe even

now that I realized

thinking of mine. Love was something someone of my status should

for what felt like an eternity until my tears began to dry up. I

feeling well today and need some rest. You and Lianne can take care of the

tiredly in my seat. I needed

phone dinged

saw a text from Ethan. "Evelyn, I heard your company is holding a show during Fashion

him the most, he was

and immediately

his support for Fashion Week. This time, I would demonstrate Evelyn Studio's value through

to push aside my sadness, even if just for a moment, was to stay busy. I

curating the show's music,

Kevin