Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 73 Something That Could Ruin Me

The info had a bunch of nudes, and guess what? The star of the show was yours truly.

So, this was what Arthur meant by something that could totally wreck me.

From the looks of the background, it was definitely Arthur's bathroom. No wonder the door was half-open after my shower that day. Finding out Arthur took those pics without me knowing really creeped me out.

And Arthur wasn't just using this to blackmail Ethan into dropping the whole reputation thing; now he wanted a cool $7 million.

I glanced at the bathroom door; the water was still running. After a quick think, I shot back a reply: [10 AM tomorrow, at Romance Restaurant.]

Then I screenshotted all the messages and sent them to my phone, wiping everything from Ethan's phone. As soon as I heard the water stop, I put the phone back where it was. Ethan walked out, towel-drying his hair.

My heart was still racing, and my palms were sweaty from what just went down.

"I'm gonna take a shower," I said, heading to the bathroom to dodge him.

Once inside, I splashed some cold water on my face.

Those pics were probably what Arthur wanted me to go to his hometown for. Even after he hurt me once, I was still too naive and let him trick me again.

I used to think Arthur was just a hypocrite and a jerk, but I didn't know he could be this shameless and greedy. He thought he could get $7 million with those pics? Not a chance.

After my shower, Ethan was already in bed, messing with his phone. Seeing him on his phone made me almost instinctively nervous.

Luckily, Ethan seemed chill, like he didn't suspect a thing. He looked at me and teased, "What? Scared of me? Too chicken to come up?"

I got into bed, and he quickly put down his phone and turned over to hug me, making me tense up immediately.

The night was super quiet, just the sound of the waves outside.

Ethan propped himself up on one hand, the other hand wandering over my body. "I answered all your questions earlier, now it's my turn, right?"

For some reason, I got really nervous, thinking his questions wouldn't be easy.

"Why'd you go back with him? Did he hurt you? How'd you hurt your foot?" He kept firing questions at me.

I could've answered calmly, but those pics made me feel guilty.

I was concerned about the possibility of these photos ever getting to Ethan and whether he would still think I'm innocent.

my panic and dodge his questions, I suddenly hugged his neck and kissed

over the place with my kiss,, and my frantic tongue probably gave away how freaked out I was. Luckily, just when I was about to lose it, his

room with a sea view and the sound of waves was something

Ethan said, "Focus."

went blank, and I couldn't think about anything

those questions afterward; he just held me quietly until we fell

the excuse of visiting

told me to call him. After he left,

place, fitting for Ethan's status, and Arthur probably wouldn't think

checking his watch and looking all

breath, walked straight over, and sat down

orange juice, I looked at Arthur

time drinking." Arthur stood

picked up the orange juice and said calmly, "Seven million dollars is

that, Arthur sat back

of the orange juice through the straw, then looked at him seriously. "Sure, Ethan can come up with $7 million, but you gotta delete the

You're a smart guy; and you

forced into this. Since I've done it, I'm ready for anything. Worst case, we both go down. Ethan's a businessman; he

sleep with me, and I'll knock off $1,500 each time. How about that? It's a high price; I could get a small celebrity for that." He smiled shamelessly, and I couldn't keep my cool. "Despicable!"

his voice, "Don't

him. "If you try anything, Ethan will make sure you can't stay in Starlight

smile didn't fade; he lazily twisted his neck like he wasn't scared

to go all out against me and

recording on my phone. With the screenshots from last night and this recording, the evidence was solid.

be toast too. I doubted, 'Can Ethan handle the nude photos?

station, feeling super hesitant. After weighing the options, I felt it was necessary to report it. I couldn't let Arthur threaten Ethan

but I wanted to hear what he had

I won't stand in your way, but don't be surprised if those photos hit the web

the call ended. I gripped my phone tightly, a strong

surrounded by tall buildings, I felt like I had walked into a dead end,

that moment, Ethan called, saying he was coming to

around and saw a

recognized her as my Aunt Mary Ward, but ever since my dad passed away, all my relatives had distanced themselves. Mary, afraid we would drag her down, even secretly moved away and hadn't contacted me for years. During that time, I truly experienced the coldness

much, and you've changed a lot." Mary looked me up and down, exclaiming excitedly. When

to Mary stood my cousin Kyle Ward. Although he had changed a lot over the

so many years, I couldn't feel any warmth towards

pulled me to catch up, but I felt extremely uncomfortable and just wanted

wrong?" A voice came from behind, and then Ethan's