Rewriting My Heart's Fate (Ethan and Evelyn) novel Chapter 515

I buried my face in my hands, my shoulders shaking with despair.

Word of Vivian's confrontation with me got to Ethan in no time. Without saying a word, he barged into Mars Group and ripped into Vivian for her audacity before everyone.

"I'd tear you apart right here if it weren't for Murphy!" he shouted. "Who do you think you are, trying to steal me away from Evelyn?"

Vivian, publicly humiliated for the first time, turned red with rage and embarrassment.

Ethan grabbed her by the collar. "I'm warning you. If you make another move against Evelyn, you'll regret it!"

Then he shoved Vivian to the floor and walked away without sparing her a second glance.

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A few days later, the whole business world was blindsided by a bombshell—"Evelyn Studio Under Investigation for Tax Evasion: Evelyn Wiley Arrested!"

The news spread like wildfire. People couldn't believe it, and they began to whisper to each other. How could the fashion queen who once ruled the industry end up behind bars? It felt like a nightmare.

I could hardly accept it myself. Sitting in a cold interrogation room, I stared hopelessly at the piles of papers before me. Every page was filled with lies—fake accounts, forged contracts—everything planted to frame me.

"I never did any of this! It's all a setup!" I shouted, tears streaming down my face.

But the judge dismissed my words and coldly said, "The evidence is clear. What's there to argue?"

The gavel crashed down. I was cuffed and dragged off to jail, and it felt like my whole world was crumbling.

Vivian had set me up! But what could I do against all that damning evidence?

The gavel came down, and I crumpled to the floor, sobbing uncontrollably.

Ten years... Ten years of my life, wasted. Was I really going to be stuck behind these cold walls during the best years of my life?

Still, I gritted my teeth and held on because something heavier was weighing on my heart—my son, Zachary.

He was only five, at that age when a child needed his mother more than ever. And now, he'd have to grow up without me for a decade.

The thought sliced through me. I wanted so badly to break free and hold him close, but I was powerless. All I could do was ache behind these bars.

A few days later, Ethan brought Zachary to see me. My little boy had gotten so thin, his face pale and missing its usual light.

The second he saw me, he started crying uncontrollably behind the glass. "Mommy… I miss you so much…"