Rewriting My Heart's Fate

Ethan sighed and kissed my tears away. "Don't worry. As long as I'm here, no one's getting to you. I'll take care of Holden and his bunch."

We held each other tight, but sleep never came that night.

The next morning, things got worse.

Andy burst into the room and woke me up. "We've got a problem, Mrs. Grayson! Ms. Albright is here!"

I was shocked. "What? Why is she here? Where's Ethan?"

Andy wiped the sweat off his brow. "Mr. Grayson's dealing with his job in the study. Ms. Albright arrived early, stormed into the study, and kicked everyone out. She's not letting anyone inside!"

I rushed to the study. Even from the hallway, I could hear them arguing.

Vivian's voice cut through the door as she shouted, "If you refuse to be with me, Ethan, my dad's buying out Grayson Group! You'll lose everything, and your reputation will be ruined!"

"You better not push it!" Ethan growled. "I'm engaged to Evelyn, and I'm not leaving her for you! Stop wasting your time!"

Vivian snorted. "Evelyn? She's just some designer nobody! She's way out of your league and just trying to punch above her weight! And who cares about an engagement? It's not like you're married. You can still back out." "Shut up!" Ethan roared, followed by the sound of a hard slap. "Talk trash about Evelyn again, and you'll regret it!"

"D-Did you just hit me? Fine, you'll pay for this, Ethan! I hope you two end up miserable!" Vivian shrieked. She yanked the door open and stormed out, shooting me a glare that felt like it could've killed me.

Ethan sighed and pulled me into his arms. "I'm sorry you had to see that."

I clung to his shirt, tears running down my cheeks. "Ethan, what are we going to do? Vivian-"

He kissed my forehead and said, "Don't worry. I won't let her get what she wants. I'll protect you, no matter what."noveldrama

Vivian and Murphy had way too much pull. They roped Holden and the others into trying to take down Grayson Group.

Over the next few days, things just kept spiraling for us. Enemies we didn't even know existed started popping up and ganging up on us.

Leading the charge was Alexander Wagner, an arrogant guy whose company was ranked in the Fortune 500. He struck it rich overnight with some shady moves in the financial market and Murphy's help.

Now, he strutted around calling himself a "stock guru", scamming people and acting like he was above everyone else.

To pay Murphy back for his help, Alexander went all out to ensure Vivian could marry her "true love", Ethan. And when Ethan turned her down, Alexander didn't hold back.

He hired hackers to steal Grayson Group's trade secrets and leaked them to our competitors. He didn't hesitate to drop a ton of money to bribe executives at Grayson Group, turning them into traitors.

Ethan did his best to hold everything together, but eventually, he just couldn't do it anymore. Going up against Alexander alone was already tough and with Holden and Vivian backing him, we didn't stand a chance.

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Watching Ethan struggle broke my heart, so said, "Maybe I should just beg Vivian, Ethan. I'll walk away if it'll get her dad to back off. I'd rather give up my happiness than watch yout go down."

"What are you talking about?" Ethan snapped.

In the end, Grayson Group went down, and everyone fled. Ethan had nothing left.

He drove home by himself. On the way, a group of thugs with bats and knives ambushed him, surrounding his car like a bunch of wolves.

Ethan could've driven right through them, but he was already at his breaking point. When he saw those guys, he lost it.

"Why are you idiots blocking my path?" he snarled.