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?"

stop chasing

teeth clenched, looking pissed. "Arthur threatened me, said he

he had anything on me.

involves

cold laugh. "This ain't over.

your stocks take a hit

it off. "Don't sweat it, this little hiccup is nothing. Skyline

breeze blew in, salty and damp. Ethan's cigarette

finally asking what I really wanted to know.

went stiff. He seemed lost and quickly lit

but I had

I thought he wouldn't answer, he said,

stung, but I

me, even if it hurt,

about his past with Fiona, and suddenly, I got him

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

her later was because

shared interests and both being young, they quickly hit it

could never sing her own stuff at the bar. She hated the songs the

them, and when Victor found out about their relationship, he was totally against it, making her feel even worse. From

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

a lot of eyes, including Arthur's. Out of nowhere, one

want to beg and

fate, when Ethan took that girl to the bar, they

and even told Arthur,

admitted those words were just out of anger. Fiona looked down after

calls and texts from Fiona. It wasn't until the middle of the night that he saw all the missed calls and

never meant to be. I love you, but there's too much between us, and now

to say goodbye.

something was off and

him drive to the mountain top where they first met, but he couldn't find her after

at the bottom of a

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