Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 105 Be the Most Graceful Third Wheel

"Yeah, right! No way!"

I gawked at him, totally floored. "Wait, so you just went along with his terms to stall for time?"

Ethan flashed a sly grin. "Emily, chill. It's not rocket science. I got this."

How could I not freak out? Faris seemed like bad news.

"So, what did you actually agree to in the contract? What if you can't get his brother out?"

Ethan, looking a bit cramped, rolled down the window halfway to let some air in.

"If I can't pull it off, I'll owe him $150,000," he said.

My eyes nearly popped out. "Why? He asked for your help knowing it was a long shot. If you can't do it, how's that on you?"

Ethan saw my freak-out and just laughed. "Emily, if money can fix it, it's not a real problem."

Back then, I totally bought that the contract was just about the $150,000. I really thought that was the end of it with Faris.

That night, it was just between Ethan and me. I didn't spill the beans to anyone.

The next day, I went to the hospital to check on Bella and kept my mouth shut.

The duty nurse came around, doing her usual check-up on the patients.

Bella's leg had a metal plate in it. When the nurse lifted her foot, it must've pulled on the fracture site 'cause Bella winced, but she toughed it out without a peep. "Can you be a bit more careful?"

Bella was the one hurting, but Oliver was the one yelling.

The nurse, a young woman with a typical fiery temper, wasn't having it and shot him a glare. "With a fracture, it's gonna hurt. If you knew that, why didn't you talk it out instead of heading to the rooftop?"

The story of their fall had probably been twisted all out of shape.

Oliver, ticked off by her comeback, pointed at her and said, "Is this how Grace Hospital treats patients? Get your head nurse here, I wanna file a complaint."

The nurse, just as feisty, didn't back down.

"Go ahead, complain all you want."

Oliver probably didn't expect the young nurse to be so fiery and was momentarily stumped. After a beat, he said, "Skip the head nurse; get Jason. He's my buddy, and I wanna ask him if this fancy hospital hires any ol' nurse off the street. Do they just take anyone?"

At the mention of Jason, a look of surprise flashed across the young nurse's face, followed by a blush.

I totally caught her subtle reaction.

Having worked at this hospital, I knew Jason was the hospital's heartthrob. Every woman had a crush on him, and no one wanted to mess up their image in front of him.

face turned beet red. When she spoke again, her tone

I shouldn't have snapped. Please don't hold it against me." Her attitude did a complete

to stir the pot, I jumped

Besides, fractures hurt. You're making a mountain out of a

He's just got a short

apologized again, and

swinging his leg and grinning. "Didn't expect dropping Jason's name would be so handy." Because of last night's drama, I was a bit

home? It's boring

you guys bored too? I can keep

it hit me. "Am I not supposed to be here? Am I the third

at my joke

shouldn't be here? Stay and

I laughed.

walk in, Bella and I both stopped

guy walked in, eyes locked on

Worried he might blow

him that, looked surprised

gaze back on Oliver. "Bella, did you jump off the

rumors were getting crazier

"Dad, do you really

about your condition. If it's

mind to believe the rumors and wasn't about to listen to anything else. "Believe

rocky relationship, and she didn't

it's not

must've realized his future father-in-law was ticked off. He wanted to explain but

his decision clear. "I'm gonna talk to the doctor and get you moved to a private room." Bella

you. Who else would I care about if not you?" Bella seemed to catch on. "Oh, it's because the mistress left. Now you have no one else to care

heading into awkward

here. I'm looking after her, so no need to

sticking to his guns, bluntly told Oliver, "You're not right

right? I've already slept

speechless for

was at a

Leonard bought it or not, he was

they were hitting roadblocks from the

kept scratching his head, totally baffled. "Why doesn't your dad

You're not

Oliver went to the bathroom, I asked Bella if what she said about being with Oliver was

smiled, glanced at the bathroom, and whispered

a bit embarrassed and said softly, "We almost crossed the line in several

figured it was Bella who put the

because any guy would go nuts if a woman stopped at the

and saw Leonard standing in the courtyard as I exited