Rewriting My Heart's Fate

Chapter 517

But as soon as I thought about Zachary's sweet, innocent face and the sadness in Ethan's eyes, I just couldn't go through with it. I couldn't leave them behind. I had to stay strong, keep going, and wait for the day I could finally get my freedom back.

In the blink of an eye, a year had passed since I ended up in prison. Madison had given me no end of trouble over these months. She'd start a fight over anything-hitting me, throwing insults, stealing my food, even making me wash her disgusting socks.

One time, she made me kneel and beg for mercy in front of all the other inmates, humiliating me.

"Well, well, aren't you the high-and-mighty fashion queen? Get on your knees and call me 'Queen'!" Madison looked down at me, smug as a cat that had just caught a mouse, while everyone else waited, eager for the drama.

I bit my lip hard, holding back my anger and shame, my knees shaking as I lowered myself. "Maddie, please... Just show me some mercy, just this once..."

My dignity didn't matter when my survival was on the line. But just as my knees were about to hit the floor, something inside me snapped.

To hell with Madison! I was a proud, strong woman-why should I let her walk all over me? I shot up at that thought and threw a punch straight into her smug face!

"Damn it, you think you can humiliate me? In your dreams!" I yelled, charging at Madison, leaving her too shocked to react.

She never expected me to fight back and was caught off guard. She hit the floor, and blood streamed from her nose.

hissed, clutching her nose, her eyes blazing

in my eyes, and said coldly, "Madison, you've seriously underestimated me. I, Evelyn Wiley, don't take crap from anyone!

her anger boiling over. "Who do you think you are? Just because you've got a rich husband doesn't make you better than everyone else. That doesn't mean

cut her off with a hard slap

is your

of you!

punish me based on the word of a murderer? I will take you down

a financial crime for only ten years. It's still better than you rotting in here until you're

and she was speechless

and shoved her aside. "Get lost, and don't ever show your face around me

turned and went back to my bunk. Everyone around was quiet. Nobody tried

on, things at the prison turned unusually peaceful. I scared Madison so bad she never came at me

other inmates

me differently-the woman who

take

tried to get close, but