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?"

stop chasing it? Was that call

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

on

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

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

your stocks take a hit too?" I

this little hiccup is nothing. Skyline International

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

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

lost and quickly lit another cigarette. He was quiet for

spot, but I had to. We couldn't move forward without clearing this

I thought he wouldn't answer, he said, "She was the only woman I ever truly

but I appreciated his

me, even if it

with Fiona, and suddenly, I got

because they stood up for her. But Ethan's story was different; they knew each other before that. Their first meeting was on a mountain. Ethan had biked to

up for her later was

shared interests and both being young, they quickly hit

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 the songs the customers wanted, but she had to

thanks to his looks. Fiona already felt 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

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

eyes, including Arthur's. Out of nowhere, one day, Fiona dumped Ethan. When

pride, didn't want to beg and started dating

when Ethan took that girl to the bar, they bumped into

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

of anger. Fiona looked down after hearing it, and

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

to be. I love you, but there's

say goodbye. Let's end

was off and sobered

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

next day, news broke that Fiona's body was found at the bottom of a cliff, and the cops