Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 96

Chapter 96 Endurance Builds a Broad Mind

Mark shot Ethan a look, then glanced at me and chuckled. "Wait, is Lacey Ethan's woman? If so, man, Ethan's one lucky dude."

That comment made my skin crawl.

I was dying to see how Ethan would handle this.

If Ethan confirmed it, I'd be mortified. If he denied it, Mark, the creep, wouldn't leave Lacey alone.

I nervously fiddled with the tablecloth, staring at my plate, feeling super tense.

"She's my girlfriend!" A different voice cut through the awkward silence.

I snapped my head up. Jason was already on his feet, shrugging off his suit jacket and draping it over Lacey, covering her wine-soaked, nearly see-through dress. Mark slowly set his wine glass down, a sly smile playing on his lips.

"Lacey looks pretty young, but she's already got a boyfriend, huh?"

I bet Lacey was totally grossed out by Mark, but she still managed to keep a smile on her face.

"Excuse me, I need to hit the restroom."

To sell the act, Jason walked Lacey out.

Jason's move not only saved Lacey but also got Ethan and me out of that cringe-worthy moment.

After they left, the vibe had totally shifted. It was buzzing earlier, but now it felt like a freezer.

I figured the whole event was a bust.

When Lacey came back, she seemed to have pulled herself together.

Ignoring the water stains on her dress, still wrapped in Jason's jacket, she smiled and raised her wine glass. "Sorry about that, I wasn't feeling too hot earlier."

With that, she poured herself another drink and knocked it back.

Mark leaned back in his chair, watching her with a lazy grin.

After setting down her glass, Lacey wiped her lips with the back of her hand and brought up Richard's case.

Mark stood up, leaning on the table, his face red from the booze, but trying to act all serious.

"We're just here to chill with Ethan, not talk shop. Whatever the case is, we're fair and square, all about the evidence." With that vague statement, they bounced.

The gathering ended just like that, and we still had no answers about Richard's case.

few drinks earlier, and she kept going, so it was no

had to

her off in that state, so he had to bring

out of it, though. When he helped her onto

stayed to help her get her shoes off and tucked

her head, mumbling about a

to soothe her. "Just get some rest. I'll grab you some water in a sec." When I stepped out of the guest room, the whole villa

few drinks tonight,

headed downstairs to get some

replayed everything that

just

done all he

no clue how many people were busting

I got back to the guest room door, I heard

I'm not as important to you as Richard. But could you be

she sounded like she was about

virginity is nothing compared to Richard's future. Do you think I should've slept with that judge

Just to make me sleep with someone when you need it? Richard messed up, and I've

long time, until she hung up and her sobs started to fade. Then I turned the doorknob and walked

streaming through the window was enough to see everything in

on the light, figuring she wouldn't

like I hadn't heard a thing and said, "I brought you

struggled to sit up and lean against the headboard, taking the glass and muttering a

the pills and said, "Lacey,

looked at me, giving a bitter smile.

that you're a boss at your job, capable, and can work a room like nobody's

nothing. The more you know, the more you stress. I also wish I could stay a kid forever. Growing up just means seeing more crap, and

smallest stuff feels like the end of the world. But as you get older, you learn to keep a poker

bit, then smiled gently. "Actually, you're

back. "Fragile isn't my thing. If I were, I wouldn't have made it this far. Strength is something you pick

you have them, it doesn't hurt

her hands, her

calluses, so I won't

only they

chatting for a while, as I was about to leave the room, I stopped and turned back

moment, then slid under the

hangover pills. But since

drunk the night

with her hair tied up in a high

a wounded little beast, fully recovered after

fact, everyone wore different masks to live better and avoid

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