Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 22 Those Who Dare Not Lose Will Surely Lose

My heart skipped a beat. Was I overthinking, or was Ethan hinting at something? I didn't really know him well, but he seemed like a good guy.

Ethan noticed my silence, smirked, leaned in, and refilled my glass. "Just a sip isn't enough to thank me. Show some sincerity."

I felt awkward and told to myself inwardly, 'Emily, don't get carried away with romantic thoughts.'

"Just saying 'thank you' is too easy. Let's play beer dice. I'll start," Oliver said, rolling the dice. He won and made me drink.

Oliver opened several beers, placing them and the dice in front of me.

I waved my hands nervously. "I don't drink much. I get drunk easily."

"Now's the time to show sincerity," Oliver insisted.

"I really don't drink much. Bella knows," I looked to Bella for help.

To my surprise, Bella smiled and encouraged me, "They have a point. If you want to show gratitude, you need to be sincere. It's just beer, not poison."

believe my best friend was siding

was a good guy and

his gestures were just to help me vent. Ethan was great,

I was grateful to Ethan. So, I drank the

and refilled my

Ethan. "Arthur was too timid. How

caught the key word.

is his,"

twitched. 'Great. Ethan's making

"So

you guys tricked Arthur?"

lost fair and square," Ethan said, lighting

I frowned. "What?"

the outcome. What matters is if the process is enjoyable. But he cared about the result. If it wasn't good, he blamed fate. Those afraid to lose

strong, and I was in awe. "So how did you

me, then smiled. "I'm not interested in a woman who

and scratched my head. "That's not