Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 23 The Towel Dropped

Before I passed out, I grabbed Ethan's shirt and mumbled, "Was my sincerity enough? How did you handle it? Tell me."

I blacked out before hearing his answer. When I woke up, my mouth was dry, and my head was pounding.

As I tried to sit up, the thin blanket slipped off, and seeing my naked body under the sheets made my brain freeze for a moment.

I looked around the unfamiliar bedroom, unable to remember anything, just feeling the headache from a hangover.

I grabbed a towel from the bedside, wrapped it around myself, and got out of bed barefoot.

The house was big, and I could hear some noise from downstairs.

At the top of the stairs, I saw a group playing cards in the living room. They were the ones who joined the drinking session last night. Oliver was there, but Ethan was missing.

Someone noticed me and coughed, drawing everyone's attention. They all looked up at me.

knowing smiles, and I realized how I must look. I quickly turned and ran back to the room, leaning against

I decided to call him for answers. I grabbed my phone and saw it

as the call connected, I heard a phone ringing

the ringing continued. Suspicious, I opened the sliding door and stepped out onto the balcony, where I saw Ethan lying on a lounge chair in a robe. In the dim light, I could vaguely see his expression. Ethan was holding a cigarette in one hand and his phone in the other.

awake?" he asked, turning his head after taking a drag of

him in person made me hesitate, unsure

faintly, looking

feeling awkward, his gaze made me feel even more exposed, and I

nervous? I've already seen it.

benefactor, but our relationship had become awkward, mainly because of my own actions. I had done

this predicament. "I'm still not sober. I'll head back

grabbed me and pinned me against the

an extremely intimate distance, and said hoarsely, "Since you

taken advantage of, but he felt he had