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 he'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 i