Rewriting My Heart's Fate

"Plus, Rowan and Richard had experienced prison, so they probably won't be stirring up any more problems," Ethan said.

I managed a teary grin and nodded repeatedly in his arms.

But in just three days, Grayson Group ran into a serious string of setbacks. I flopped down on the couch, turned on the TV, and caught up on the latest news.

Nearly every channel was all over Grayson Group's meltdown. Meanwhile, Evelyn Studio still seemed to be in the clear.

First, one of Grayson Group's five-star hotels got busted for using expired ingredients and having terrible hygiene. Then, some press exposed Grayson Group's huge tax evasion scheme, which amounted to several hundred million dollars. There were even rumors going around that Ethan's success was tied to shady deals and organized crime.

All that gossip was nonsense, but online rumors spread fast and hit hard. Grayson Group took a major hit, and its stock plummeted.

At the same time, Rovera Group took off like a rocket. Almost overnight, it became the new star of the business world, and Holden's name was everywhere like some kind of legend.

Rowan wasn't a pushover, either. He graduated from a top-tier university and had spent years proving himself at Rovera Group. He was Holden's right-hand man.

had been locked up before. I gritted my teeth, feeling like an idiot for frequently hanging out with

spot. If we let

pulling all-nighters and barely hanging

TV and realized it was already late. The fact that the

circles under Ethan's eyes. He was so wrapped up in his work that he didn't

away at the keyboard like it was the end of

up the idea of breaking up. "Maybe

is over

need to focus on your work, not wasting time on someone like me who's just dragging you

laptop onto the

to walk

all the gossip out there?