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.

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

hand and led me out of the hotel. The sunny

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

heart skipped a beat.

arm around my shoulder, and led me out of the

you think I

his dad. After marrying him,

I said, "It's good

didn't respond, so I added sadly, "You still have family to spend time with.

"Who

I smiled. Ethan was right.

two boxes of the priciest pumpkin pies

Windsor, Ethan's dad, lived in a pretty impressive house.

the car, I realized my palms were sweaty. Meeting Victor made me more nervous

a woman's voice called from

looked over and saw a middle-aged woman with a refined

sure how to address her, I looked at Ethan. He took my hand and led me inside without introducing her, just

he's home

politely as we

room, a man with glasses was reading a newspaper. He looked up when he heard

putting down the pumpkin

"Dad," I sensed

nervous. Thinking he was now my father-in-law, I

stiffened, and Victor put down his newspaper,

extremely uncomfortable, Victor's gaze

led me to the sofa. "Emily Russell, my

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

calm, lit a cigarette,

did this happen, and why don't I know

sneaking around with other women behind my mom's back, didn't you also act first

slapped the newspaper. "Is that how you

We came to visit, but within minutes, the room was filled with tension, and Ethan and