Rewriting My Heart's Fate (Ethan and Evelyn)
Chapter 207

the door

Chapter 207

Lyla woke up after 1 left. Her first instinct was to look at the bed, but I wasn't there.

She was terrified when I collapsed in front of the police station yesterday. She and Antoine quickly hailed a cab

and rushed me to the hospital together.

The doctor said I had fainted from emotional exhaustion brought on by extreme grief. As long as I woke up, I would be fine.

But Lyla couldn't relax. She stayed by my side the entire time, warming my hands, moisturizing my lips, ready to respond the moment I made any movement. It wasn't until late into the night that she finally dozed off from sheer exhaustion. Who knew that by the time she woke up, I would be gone? Panicked, Lyla immediately burst into tears. With shaking hands, she took out her phone and called Antoine, her voice trembling as she said, "Antoine, Eve is gone!" Antoine was shocked. Without wasting a second, he jumped into his car and rushed to the hospital. By the time he arrived, Lyla had just finished checking the hospital's security lootage. When she saw him, her tears came flooding back, "Antoine.." she choked out as she threw herself into his arms, sobbing uncontrollably. "Eve left. She left all by herself. Her phone is off, and I can't replace her. It's all my fault. If I hadn't fallen asleep, I wouldn't have lost her. It's all my fault..." Holding her tightly, Antoine gently comforted her. Once she had calmed down a little, he asked her to explain what had happened. But Lyla didn't know much

either

All she knew was that she had fallen asleep, and when she woke up, I was gone. At first, she thought I had gone to the bathroom. But when she couldn't replace me there, or anywhere else in the hospital, she realized I might have left on my own She was frantic, worried i might do something recess. "Do you think Eve could have gone back to her apartment?" she suddenly asked, a flicker of hope lighting up her face.

Antoine thought for a moment. "Let's go check"

"Okay"

They hurried to the elevator and rode it down to the ground floor, jumping into the car, they headed straight for Zen Apartment. When they arrived, they knocked on the door, calling out, "Eve, are you in there?" "Eve, it's me, Lyla. Please open the door."

With each knock Lyla's ariety grew worse, her emotions unraveling more and more.

senting the urgency of the situation, Antoine stepped in. "Move aside," he said, pulling Lyla back

Then, with one swift lock, he broke down the door and rushed inside. They checked every room, but the apartment was empty.

Lyla's face went pale, and she collapsed to the floor. "Eve, she..." Lyla couldn't finish her sentence. She was too afraid that saying it out loud would make it true, Antoine's heart was starting to race with worry too They couldn't replace me anywhere. Terified that I might do something drastle, they immediately called the police and sent people out to search for me. But by that time. I had already made my way to Grandma's old home. Her home was in a small, impoverished village called Riverview

At the edge of the village, near the lush bamboo forest, stood a quiet house. This house had once been Grandma's. It was a typical rural home-low-roofed, with crumbling walls and an overgrown yard full of weeds The only thing sill standing strong was the house itself.

I dragged my suitcase to the gate and stood there, staring at the little courtyard in front of me, feeling a swirl of emotions.