Rewriting My Heart's Fate (Ethan and Evelyn) novel Chapter 1

It was the darkest of nights. In the silence, Ethan Grayson's warm lips slid across my neck as I hugged him tightly. My heart was filled with joy but also bitterness.

He was in a drunken daze. His breaths were labored, and his movements became more and more hurried. In the heat of the passion, I muttered his name.

"Ethan…"

"Ding!"

The tension in the room was interrupted by a shrill ringing sound. Ethan and I turned around at the same time. The screen lit up with the word "Leah".

A suffocating panic rose up within me. In the darkness, I couldn't see Ethan's expression. However, I could feel him moving.

With courage from god knows where, I went all in. I lifted my head to kiss him. Yet, Ethan moved aside without hesitation. He got up to grab his phone.

A woman's soft voice came through the earpiece.

"Ethan."

Just then, Ethan walked over to the window in large strides to answer the call. He didn't even have the time to turn on the lights.

Under the moonlight, his expression was filled with a gentleness that he had never shown me before.

All those feelings of love were instantly swept away. My cold heart was left with the feeling of being wronged, defeat, and despair. Finally, Ethan hung up the call.

"Clack!"

The blinding lights turned on. Ethan's brow furrowed. A cold expression was plastered on his face.

"Did you pick up Leah Grant's call earlier?"

Though he was asking, his tone was full of certainty. It was like he wanted me to fess up. I fell silent and smiled bitterly.

"Yeah. Not only did I answer the call, but I also deleted the call history. I even got you drunk so that you wouldn't know she came back today."

Upon hearing my confession, anger built up in Ethan's dark eyes. His expression sank like he couldn't be bothered with me. He picked up his clothes from the floor and made to leave.

"Ethan!" I grasped the bedsheets tightly. Holding back tears, I asked, "Must you go visit your ex-girlfriend on our wedding anniversary?"

Ethan stopped for a moment. "Leah needs me urgently. Evelyn Wiley, I'm letting you off the hook for today, but this is the last time," he said.

Leah needed him? Then what about me? I shivered slightly in despair.

"If you leave, I'm breaking up with you."

Ethan's expression darkened as he couldn't hold it in anymore. "Whatever."

Then, the door was slammed shut. I let go and lay down on the bed powerlessly. The tears I had been holding back finally flowed out.

So, even this hard-fought marriage had to come to an end. It hurt to look at our wedding photos on the wall. I couldn't stay in this bedroom any longer.

At a loss, I drove around the city aimlessly. I somehow made it to Ethan and I's high school unknowingly.

A photo of our graduating class was still on the bulletin board. At the time, I did all I could to stand beside Ethan. Yet, when the shutter was pressed, his gaze was directed toward another woman.

It seemed like it was already set in stone.

I had liked Ethan ever since high school. Back then, he was the most handsome boy in school. He was excellent in his studies too. What's more, he came from a well-to-do family. He simply had it all.

I racked my brain to find opportunities to get closer to him. I studied day and night to keep up with him. I knew his interests inside out just to please him. Yet, he had someone else in his heart. He never reciprocated my efforts the entire time.

In university, Ethan and Leah began dating. I cried a lot. We drifted apart after some time until his family met with a crisis during graduation year.

Judas Grayson, his father, fell seriously ill and was hospitalized. Leah had left the country too. Ethan was at his wits' end. I decided to abandon my studies to help him settle matters in his company and take care of his father.

After all was said and done, Ethan asked what I wanted in return. My heart nearly leapt out of my chest seeing the man I liked for so long.