Rewriting My Heart's Fate (Ethan and Evelyn) novel Chapter 249

Chapter 249 

Ethan kept giving me hope, only to rip it away when I was about to let go–leaving me crushed, hopeless, and utterly defeated. 

“He’s not someone worth liking, and I don’t want to waste any more time loving someone who will never love me back 

I wasn’t a genius, but I knew when to walk away. 

“Lyla, he never loved me. In fact, all be’s done is hurt me repeatedly. How could I stay with someone like that?” 

The thought of Ethan’s actions made me frown slightly. A sharp pain in my stomach caused me to bite down on my lip. 

There was a pause on the other end of the line, Lyla seemed hesitant, and after a moment of silence, her voice came through cautiously. 

“Eve, maybe things aren’t exactly how they seem. Maybe he’s done a lot for you but just hasn’t told you about it.” 

Lyla was testing the waters, probing my feelings and trying to gauge my boundaries. 

“Lyla, it doesn’t matter what he’s done. If he hasn’t stood up for me, it’s not love. Love means having someone’s back, being biased in their favor, and offering unconditional trust. He never loved me.” 

I didn’t know if Erhan’s feelings for Leah -interest. 

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r something else, but what I did mow was that his feelings for her were pure–untainted by any agenda or self 

But with me? It was different. There was no comparison between Leah and me. She was the one he would always choose, while I was the one left on the sidelines, never truly picked. 

“He probably just doesn’t know how to express his feelings,” Lyla said softly, her confidence wavering. “I heard he’s cut ties with his family. Maybe he really does 

you but just doesn’t know how to show it.” 

I sighed deeply. Lyla had always lived in a world where people were kind, where the dangers of the heart were easily overlooked. She believed the best in people, piecing together fragments of goodness and seeing a person’s whole character through that lens. 

“Lyla, he doesn’t deserve love. If he really loved someone, he’d understand what it means to set boundaries. He’s always defended Leah, never choosing between us because he can’t. 

“I won’t pursue him, and I don’t want anything to do with him anymore. I just want to hold onto whatever dignity I have left” 

They could call me selfish or say I didn’t know when to be gracious. I didn’t care. I was done playing their games, I refused to be their toy, and I refused to be humiliated by him any longer.