Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 72

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?"

didn't get it. "Why'd you stop chasing it? Was that call from

"Arthur threatened me, said he had dirt on you and told me to

he had anything on me. "You got played," I

looked at me, defeated. "It involves you, so I can't

he let out a cold laugh. "This ain't over. Let's see who wins in the

stocks take a hit

little hiccup is nothing. Skyline International Corporation won't crumble.

damp. Ethan's cigarette burned out, and he flicked

wanted to know.

face went stiff. He seemed lost and quickly lit

asking about Fiona was a sore spot, but I had to. We couldn't move forward without

he said, "She was the only woman I

"only" stung, but I appreciated his

me, even if it

past with Fiona, and suddenly, I got

But Ethan's story was different; they knew each other before that. Their first meeting was on a mountain. Ethan had

was because

both being young, they

her own stuff at the bar. She hated the songs the customers wanted, but she had to suck it up and sing them 'cause she needed

totally against it, making her feel even worse.

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

Out of nowhere, one day, Fiona

pride, didn't want to beg and started dating

that girl to the bar, they

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

Fiona looked down after hearing it, and she must've

wasted and missed a bunch of calls and texts from Fiona. It wasn't until the middle of the night that he

but there's too much between us, and now

wanted to say goodbye. Let's end

knew something was off and sobered up

drive to the mountain top where they first met, but he couldn't

Fiona's body was found at the bottom of a cliff, and the cops

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