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.

still determined to find a job. Ethan needed to go to the hospital to get his

when I noticed a job ad on a big screen in the lobby. Grace Hospital was hiring a receptionist. "You're not thinking of

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

the perfect one seemed impossible, and I was losing confidence. "Why not give it a shot? A receptionist is fine.

pinched my cheek. "Of course, I don't mind. All jobs are valuable. My grandpa used to be the director here. He still has some pull. Do you want me to..." "No." I cut him off, knowing what he was about to say. "I want to do this on my own. If I need someone else's help to get

smiled. "Alright, I'll wait for

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

Ethan's car. Through the windshield, I saw he was on the phone. By the

Ethan kept staring at me as I got

"Yes, I

stared at him. "You didn't

his cigarette, started the car, and smiled.

how calm he was, I sat up straight, feeling extremely good. Soon, my stomach growled, and I looked at him, embarrassed. "I'm

cigarette with one hand and steered the car with the other. "I'll take you to

was about to suggest going home to save money, but Ethan insisted on taking me to the restaurant on the third floor of Blue Ocean Bar. I didn't

sat a man and a woman. They were holding hands and gazing at each

was Bella's stepmom, Andrea Gray. Bella had pointed her out to me before, so I recognized her, but she didn't know me. The young man with Andrea

'Another dramatic

know them?" Ethan asked, noticing I was

looked away.

for Andrea, and now Andrea was having an affair. Suddenly, my phone rang-it

she'd cause. So I decided not to tell her for now. But when she heard I was

this now.' Luckily, before Bella arrived, Andrea and her lover left. I would have to tell Bella eventually, but I needed

fallen, and

and white striped wide-leg pants

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

second floor. The previous fight incident didn't seem to have affected Blue Ocean Bar's business. As soon as it got dark,

women. I almost instinctively looked at Bella. She just glanced at Oliver indifferently, with no change in her

cigarette, and said, "I was tricked into going back by my

I