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?"

still didn't get it. "Why'd you stop

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

had anything on me. "You got played,"

looked at me, defeated. "It involves you, so

ain't over. Let's see who wins

a hit too?"

"Don't sweat it, this little hiccup is

Ethan's cigarette burned out,

before finally asking what I really wanted to know. "What's the beef between you and Arthur? And what's

lit another cigarette. He was

asking about Fiona was a sore spot, but I had to. We couldn't move

when I thought he wouldn't answer, he said, "She was the only

stung, but I appreciated his

he be straight with me, even if it hurt, than

about his past with Fiona, and suddenly,

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

up for her later was

shared interests and both being young, they

never sing her own stuff at

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

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

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

want to beg and

that girl to the bar, they bumped into

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

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

Fiona. It wasn't until

I love you, but there's too much

goodbye. Let's end it

off and sobered up

where they first met, but he couldn't find her

the bottom of a

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