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.

as ruthless. It was a good thing they had been locked

took Holden less than a week to put Grayson Group in a tight spot. If we let him keep having his way, Ethan and I would be

work lately, pulling all-nighters and barely hanging on. Watching him getting skinnier every day broke my

it was already late. The fact that the news

the dark circles under Ethan's eyes. He was so wrapped up in his

it was the end

courage to bring up the idea of breaking up. "Maybe we should take

is over

on your work, not wasting time on someone like me who's just dragging you down. Once this

about?" Ethan jerked his head up, his eyes blazing. He slammed his laptop onto the floor, breaking it into pieces. "Break up? No way! Didn't you promise you'd never leave me?

to walk away

the gossip out there? I'm the reason you're in such a tough spot. I can't keep holding you