Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 45 An Old Photograph

I quietly went back to my seat and kept flipping through the photos, already distracted. But one old, yellowed photo caught my eye.

It was a picture of Ethan with a girl. Ethan looked really young, maybe around twenty, and the girl was about the same age and very pretty. Ethan's hand rested naturally on her shoulder, a detail I couldn't ignore. I felt a bit uneasy and wanted a closer look, but suddenly a hand snatched the photo away.

"Grandpa, should these old photos be shown to people? You're just showing them to my wife?" Ethan quickly gathered the photos back into the box, looking a bit shy.

Martin laughed. "What's wrong with her looking at them? Do you now realize your taste back then was questionable? Do you think it's ugly?"

Indeed, young Ethan in the photo looked very different from now. Back then, he seemed carefree and unrestrained, but now he was too composed, making him hard to understand. Experiences shaped who we were. I wondered what Ethan had gone through.

During dinner, Ethan suddenly told Martin we were heading back to Starlight City tomorrow. I was surprised. 'Isn't it supposed to be a week? Could it be because of that phone call?'

Martin sighed. "Go ahead. You have your own things to do. You can't stay with me forever. It's just that Emily's cooking these days has been so good. I'm afraid I won't get used to it once she's gone."

There was a hint of loneliness in Martin's words.

Ethan comforted him, "I'll bring Emily over often when I get the chance."

Martin waved his hand. "Forget it. I'm old. How much longer can I live? It's more important for you two to live your lives well. When will I have a great-grandchild?"

"Soon," Ethan said vaguely, his head down as he ate.

After dinner, Martin took out an invitation. "August 14th, Xavier's daughter is getting married. Xavier invited me, and I should go, but I'm afraid they'll make me drink. If I were younger, I'd definitely drink with them, but now I'm old and can't handle it. Ethan, you and Emily go on my behalf."

Could this Xavier be the director of Benevolence Hospital? I took the invitation and opened it.

Vivian and Arthur would hold their wedding ceremony on August 14th at the New Victory Hotel. I was surprised that Xavier had a connection with Martin.

That night, Ethan told me that Martin used to be the director of Grace Hospital. As a fellow professional, it wasn't surprising that he knew Xavier.

The next day, we said goodbye to Martin and headed back to the city.

to find a job. Ethan needed

were off, we were about to leave when I noticed a job ad on a big screen in the lobby. Grace Hospital was hiring a receptionist. "You're

wasn't my specialty, it was still in a hospital, and I knew basic nursing

for so long, finding the perfect one seemed impossible, and I was losing confidence. "Why not give it a

some pull. Do you

I'll wait for you in the

to go so smoothly. Maybe my resume helped since I had been a nurse before. The HR head decided to hire me on the

on the phone. By the time I opened the

was obvious because Ethan kept staring at me

indeed happy. "Yes, I finally have

froze. I stared at him. "You didn't

of his cigarette, started the car, and smiled. "Do

straight, feeling extremely good. Soon, my stomach growled, and I looked at

put out his cigarette with one hand and steered the car with

suggest going home to save money, but Ethan insisted on taking me to the restaurant on the third

far from us sat a man and a woman.

her out to me before, so I recognized her, but she didn't know me.

'Another

know them?" Ethan

looked

mom for Andrea, and now Andrea was having an affair. Suddenly,

I decided not to tell her for now. But

before Bella arrived, Andrea and her lover left. I would have to tell Bella eventually, but I

fallen, and

and white striped wide-leg pants and a tight sleeveless T-shirt, looking very

phone that I should treat her to dinner, but when she arrived, she said she had already

The previous fight incident didn't seem to have affected Blue Ocean Bar's

with no change in

"I was tricked into

I sat down