Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 72 I Won't Forget Her, But I've Let Go

I couldn't let this golden chance slip by. "So, what's the deal with the sale contract? And those photos? And today, you told the cop you had some big info-spill it. Why'd you go to the cops and then just drop it? Who called you?" I bombarded Ethan with all the questions I had, and he just chuckled. "One at a time, will ya?"

Yeah, I was freaking out. This stuff felt like a boulder on my chest, making it hard to breathe.

Ethan grabbed my hand, pulled me back a bit, and we plopped down on the dry sand. "I said I'd answer, and I will. Chill out and don't cut me off."

I took a deep breath, tried to calm my nerves, and nodded.

Ethan bent one leg, rested an arm on it, and stared at the moonlit sea. "This morning, I saw that gossip and thought about how you always cry. You'd definitely cry over this."

"I didn't cry!" I blurted out.

"Don't interrupt," he said.

I zipped my lips and kept listening.

"I knew you blocked me, but I still hoped you'd pick up. I thought maybe, just maybe, you'd unblock me to yell at me or something. But nope, still blocked."

He sounded pretty salty about me blocking him.

"Get to the point," I nudged.

Ethan shot me a look and smirked. "What's the rush?"

He pulled out a cigarette and lit it. The smoke quickly vanished in the sea breeze.

"I showed you the sale contract to expose Arthur. That day, he lost a million bucks, and when he couldn't pay up, I made him sign that contract. Yeah, I was out for revenge."

My heart sank. He must've noticed because he added, "Don't get all disappointed yet; I'm not done."

I sat cross-legged, back straight, every nerve on edge.

"I do have beef with Arthur, but I have my limits. I wouldn't drag you into it, so even with the contract, I didn't touch you. But I had to make him pay, right? So I took that photo and sent it to Arthur." I was floored. "So Arthur has the photo too? Did he do this?"

Ethan took a drag, the smoke quickly fading. "If not him, then who? You think he wouldn't pull something like this?"

it. "Why'd you stop chasing

said

on

me, defeated. "It involves you, so I

let out a cold laugh. "This ain't over.

stocks take a

it, this little hiccup is nothing. Skyline International Corporation won't crumble. I'll bounce

damp. Ethan's cigarette burned

wrestled with myself before finally asking what I really wanted to know. "What's the

and quickly lit another cigarette. He was quiet for

I

he said, "She was the only woman I ever

"only" stung, but I

straight with me, even if it hurt, than keep everything bottled

started talking about his past with Fiona, and suddenly, I got him a

each other before that. Their first meeting was on a mountain. Ethan had biked to the top alone and found Fiona playing

later was because of that

both being young, they quickly

this super talented chick with a killer voice and mad skills at writing songs. She had her own vibe, but she could never sing her own stuff at the bar. She hated

there was a gap between them, and when Victor found out about their relationship, he was totally against it, making her feel even worse. From what I picked up from Victor's tone last time, he had a low opinion of Fiona 'cause she was just a bar singer, and bars had a bad rep

got along, so he didn't give a damn about Victor's disapproval

including Arthur's. Out of nowhere, one day,

and full of pride, didn't want to beg

some twist of fate, when Ethan took that girl to the bar, they bumped into Arthur

it cool and even told Arthur, "If you like my leftovers, have at

of anger. Fiona looked down after

Ethan got wasted and missed a bunch of calls and texts from Fiona. It wasn't until the middle

never meant to be. I love you, but there's too much

goodbye.

was off

drive to the mountain top where they first

at the bottom of a cliff, and