Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 54 Blood for Blood

When I came out of the bathroom, I felt way calmer. Ethan took me to the railing on the second floor.

"What are we doing here?" I asked.

He leaned against the railing, lit a cigarette, and the smoke drifted around. "The higher you stand, the farther you see.'

Vivian, who had just been fighting in the bathroom, was now laughing with her friends. But when she glanced up and saw me, her smile vanished, and she glared at me. "Dear guests, please look this way," the wedding host announced, grabbing everyone's attention. "We have a special video for the bride and groom. Let's enjoy it together." Vivian looked surprised, clearly not expecting this. Arthur seemed confused too, probably thinking it was a surprise from her.

The screen started with their wedding and life photos, all warm and loving moments.

Then, out of nowhere, an old black-and-white photo appeared. The guests were puzzled, but Arthur's face went pale. The photo was of a woman, but not Vivian. She looked familiar, but I couldn't place her. Next, old newspaper clippings appeared, zooming in on stories about Fiona Taylor, a singer from The Thorn Birds Band, who had committed suicide by jumping off a cliff. The guests started murmuring. "What's going on?"

The screen froze on a picture of a female corpse with blood-red words: [Arthur, blood for blood!]

Vivian screamed at the screen while Arthur rushed up, yelling, "Turn it off, right now!"

But the wedding staff were nowhere to be found. Guests started screaming and running out, and chaos erupted.

"Arthur, a wedding happens only once in a lifetime. Is this the wedding you're giving me?" Vivian cried, completely breaking down.

Vivian, who had been so arrogant in the bathroom, never saw this coming.

Arthur stood there, completely stunned.

I remembered hearing about someone who had committed suicide because of Arthur. Could that person be Fiona, the singer from The Thorn Birds Band? Vivian, overwhelmed, ran off the stage but fell. On the ground, she clutched her stomach in pain. "It hurts, my stomach hurts so much."

"Blood, there's blood!" someone shouted.

Arthur snapped out of it, jumped off the stage, and carried Vivian out. Blood trailed down her legs.

The scene felt eerily familiar, stirring up painful memories and old hatred. I quickly moved from shock to calm, but my hand holding the pearls still trembled.

Caught up in the chaos and the satisfaction of seeing bad people get their due, I didn't think too deeply about the details.

ended in a mess, with dried bloodstains marking the floor. Vivian's

then took my hand and led me

buy a new one, but I insisted on repairing it, saying I was nostalgic. "Nostalgic?” he repeated, leaning

skipped a beat.

could answer, Ethan smiled, put his arm around my shoulder, and led me out of the store, heading

he suddenly asked, "Do you think I should go back for a

marrying him, I had met

I said, "It's good

still have family to spend time with. You should cherish it. I don't have

frowned. "Who said you don't?

was right.

of the priciest pumpkin pies

dad, lived in a pretty

I got out of the car, I realized my palms were sweaty. Meeting Victor

woman's voice called from

woman with a refined

her, I looked at Ethan. He took my hand and led me inside without introducing her,

he's home resting

nodded politely as we passed

was reading a newspaper. He looked up when

said, putting down the

that single "Dad," I sensed some

had a dignified look that made me nervous. Thinking he

hand stiffened, and Victor put down his newspaper, giving me a sharp

extremely uncomfortable, Victor's

the sofa. "Emily Russell,

"Wife? You young people, hold hands and spend a night together, and you call each other husband and wife?" His words

stayed calm, lit a cigarette,

happen, and

too late to know now. When you were sneaking around with other women behind my mom's back, didn't you also act

angrily slapped the newspaper. "Is that how

We came to visit, but within minutes, the room was filled