Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 105

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.

turned beet red. When she

snapped. Please don't hold it against me." Her attitude did

still wanted to stir the

fractures hurt. You're making a

just got a

nurse nodded, apologized

swinging his leg and grinning. "Didn't expect dropping

don't you head home? It's boring here," Bella

bored too? I

not supposed to be here? Am I

at my joke and

here? Stay and be the most graceful third

I laughed.

walk in, Bella and I

in, eyes

Worried he might blow up,

hearing me call him that, looked surprised and then a bit

back on Oliver. "Bella, did you jump

getting crazier

snorted. "Dad, do you really believe that

If it's just a rumor, then how did

his mind to believe the rumors and

rocky relationship, and she didn't bother to

not what

father-in-law was ticked off. He wanted to

Leonard made his decision clear. "I'm gonna talk to the doctor and get you moved to a

care about you. Who else would I care about if not you?" Bella seemed to catch on. "Oh, it's

was heading

"Belle's fine here. I'm looking after her, so no need

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

slept with him, so you

speechless

at a loss

Leonard bought it or not, he was clearly pissed

was clear they were hitting roadblocks from

"Why

You're not dating

when Oliver went to the bathroom, I asked Bella if what

smiled, glanced at the bathroom, and whispered

almost crossed the line in several

it was Bella who put

any guy would go nuts if

early today and saw Leonard standing in the courtyard as I exited the hospital. He hadn't left

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