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.

annoyed and amused. So I pushed him out

fault. Can you stop messing with

looking all innocent, and added,

couldn't help

a few words, he made me forget my worries

dinner,

eating, and I made sure to steer the convo

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

Jason could answer, Ethan

looked at Ethan, and he said, "For

his head down, munching away, not

asked, "So what happened

looked up, his lips tight, with a

have pushed, but just as I

words were loaded with

table, his eyes kinda

liked that girl. Even after all these years, I

unforgettable, and most people

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

on responsibilities earlier than most. During my teenage 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

got limited warmth, so

later, so

the three of us chilled in

casually flipped the channel, and an ad for

competition was happening nationwide, and the Starlight City auditions had kicked

ask casually, "Can The Thorn Birds Band make a

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 the highlight

Ethan. Ethan, sprawled on the couch, gave a faint smile. "Everyone with a dream deserves a

me over to sit next to him. Feeling bored, I picked a

leaning down to whisper

raised an eyebrow defiantly. "But women love

love to fantasize. These cheesy plots are

women did love to dream; it was

deep breath

had met eight years ago when Fiona was still around, would you have chosen

lit up Ethan's face. But I

together and stayed silent for a long

said softly,

was just a hypothetical question. His refusal to answer meant he was conflicted, or he had an answer but didn't want

to ask was, if Fiona hadn't died, who would he

my shoulder gently rubbed it. "Emily, can

was truly over, then who sent that

back from asking further. I

maybe the answer would

was

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