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.

beet red. When she spoke again, her tone was

don't hold it against me." Her attitude did a complete

that Oliver still wanted to stir

go. She already apologized. Besides, fractures hurt. You're

"It's okay. He's just got

apologized

really want to make a scene. He leaned back, hands behind his head, 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 out

you head home? It's boring

you guys bored too?

to be here?

at my

you shouldn't be here? Stay and be the most

I laughed.

someone walk in, Bella and I

in,

stare. Worried he might blow up, I quickly stood up and called out,

him that, looked

back on Oliver. "Bella,

rumors were getting crazier by the

you really

to the doctor about your condition. If it's

up his mind to believe the rumors and wasn't about to listen to anything else.

had a rocky relationship, and she didn't bother

it's not what you

must've realized his future father-in-law was ticked off. He

to the doctor and get you moved to a private room." Bella looked at Leonard with a

his cool, looking at Bella helplessly. "You're my daughter. Of course, I care about you. Who else would I care about if not you?" Bella seemed

heading into

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

told Oliver,

slept with him, so you

left me speechless for a few

a loss for words

bought it or not, he

clear they were hitting roadblocks from

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

You're not

the bathroom, I asked Bella if what

glanced at the bathroom, and whispered shyly, "It's not

softly, "We almost crossed the line in several times, but nothing happened in the

was Bella who put the brakes

Oliver must really love Bella because any guy would go nuts if a woman stopped at

bit early today and saw Leonard standing in the courtyard as