Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 99

Chapter 99 They Might Start to Fall for Each Other

Ethan plopped down on the couch, looking like he owned the place.

Would Fiona's emotional singing bring back his memories? Or would it just mess with his head?

"Your stomach still giving you trouble these days?"

I finally looked up from the table I was pretending to clean for the hundredth time, trying to sound all casual.

Ethan pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and gave me this smirk.

"What do you think my stomach is, a drama queen?"

He could still crack jokes.

I couldn't tell if he was just good at hiding it or if Fiona's singing really didn't get to him.

I said, "Even iron rusts if you don't take care of it after a while."

Ethan held the cigarette, tilted his head, and grinned at me. "Emily, you're getting all deep on me."

'The more you go through, the more you get it,' I guess.

I headed to the kitchen to cook.

Fiona's song ended, and a guy's voice started playing on the recorder.

I knew that voice was Ethan's. Ever since I found out he was the lead singer of The Thorn Birds Band, I could pick out his voice anywhere. But in real life, I'd never heard him sing.

Halfway through the song, it suddenly cut off. I snapped back to reality and saw the sink overflowing. I quickly turned off the faucet. Ethan walked to the kitchen door, and I asked, "Why'd you turn it off?"

"Terrible." He sounded like he was mocking himself.

I fished the veggies out of the sink, poured oil into the pan, and started frying eggs. I glanced at him.

"I think it's awesome. Seriously, it's the best voice I've ever heard because it's got soul."

Ethan walked over, smiling lazily. "So you've always had a thing for me. When did that start?"

I put down the spatula, turned around, and looked at him seriously.

"It's not just me. You know how big The Thorn Birds Band was back then. If you had kept going, you might've made it big by now."

I stared at him, but his face was a blank slate.

"It's burning!" he suddenly said.

I smelled it too and quickly turned off the stove. But the eggs were already toast.

"What did this egg do to deserve such a charred fate?" Warm breath brushed against my ear.

Even though he was teasing, Ethan said it like he meant it.

So I

fault. Can you stop messing with me

and added, "Looks like I'm the one

help

he made me forget my

dinner, Jason rolled

made sure to steer the convo towards The Thorn Birds

dug the song "Flicker of Hope" and asked Jason, "What inspired you

could answer, Ethan butted in,

"For a girl he always had

his head down, munching away, not denying

silence, I asked,

his lips

I shouldn't have pushed, but just as I was about to change the subject, Jason answered,

few words were

stared at the table, his eyes

he must've really liked that girl. Even after all these

unforgettable, and most people keep it

really have a so-called first love. I married Arthur without much

years, I didn't have time to focus on any boy, let alone have the energy to be head over heels for someone. If I had to pick someone from my memories, there was a boy who once looked out for

warmth, so I

he moved away later, so I never saw

the three of us chilled in the living room watching

an ad for

nationwide,

"Can The Thorn Birds Band make a comeback? Even if it's

at Ethan without

up the guitar again. As long as Ethan refused to touch the guitar, it meant Fiona's issue was still eating at him. I quickly caught

I read it out loud, looking at Ethan. Ethan, sprawled on the couch,

upstairs, leaving just the two of us in the living room. Ethan pulled me over to sit next to him. Feeling bored, I picked a TV

held me close, leaning down to whisper in

raised an eyebrow defiantly. "But women love

lightly. "Women love to fantasize. These cheesy plots are made to feed those

women did love to dream; it

brief silence, I took a deep

years ago when Fiona was still around,

living room lights were off, and only the TV's glow lit up Ethan's face. But

lips together and stayed silent for a long time. I stubbornly

forever, he said softly, "I don't answer

question. His refusal to answer meant he was conflicted, or he had

wanted to ask was, if Fiona

shoulder gently rubbed it. "Emily, can you stop with these

then who sent that

back from asking further. I needed to learn to

text, maybe the answer

the answer was, I was already bracing

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