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.

dried bloodstains marking the floor.

me out of the

new one, but I insisted on repairing it, saying I was nostalgic. "Nostalgic?” he repeated, leaning close and asking, "Do you still think

heart skipped a beat. This

could answer, Ethan smiled, put his arm around my shoulder, and led me out

suddenly asked, "Do you think I

his dad. After marrying him, I

understanding his dilemma, I said, "It's good to

respond, so I added sadly, "You still have family to spend time with. You should cherish it.

grabbed my shoulders and frowned. "Who said you don't?

warmed, and I smiled. Ethan was right. He was my only family

priciest pumpkin pies and drove us to his dad's

in a pretty impressive house.

was open, and Ethan drove right in. As I got out of the car, I

back," a woman's voice called from the

over and saw a middle-aged woman with a refined appearance. She gave me a

my hand and led me inside without introducing her, just asking, "Is my dad

replied, "Yes, he's

as we

man with glasses was reading

putting

that single "Dad," I

look that made me nervous. Thinking he was now my father-in-law,

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

feel extremely uncomfortable, Victor's gaze shifted to Ethan, full of

led me to the

then laughed coldly. "Wife? You young people, hold hands and spend a night together, and you call each

lit a cigarette, and

happen,

to know now. When you were sneaking around with other women behind my mom's back,

newspaper. "Is that how

within minutes, the room was filled