Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 106 A Difficult Rival in Love Was Approaching Me

I stood there, totally floored, watching some woman hug my husband right in front of me.

To be real, she was more like a girl.

Bella glanced at them, then at me, looking all puzzled.

Ethan gently pulled her away a bit and asked, all cool, "When did you get to Starlight City?"

The girl was still hanging onto his neck, laughing with this super clear and happy voice, full of that young energy. "Surprised? I told you I'd give you a big surprise. I was gonna pop up and scare you, but I didn't expect to see you here." I suddenly remembered Fiona's text. Could this girl be the one who sent it?

Could she be Fiona? Or maybe she's connected to Fiona somehow?

Maybe 'cause of preconceived notions, I found she kinda looked like Fiona.

Bella chimed in, "Hey, his wife is right here. It's not cool to hug someone else's husband like that, you know?"

Bella's bluntness made Faye Taylor's smile falter a bit as she looked at me standing behind Ethan.

Ethan slowly took her hands off his neck, turned around, put one hand on my shoulder, and introduced me. "This is my wife, Emily."

Those words made me feel a lot better.

Ethan then said to me, "This is Faye Taylor."

Seeing how much Faye and Fiona looked alike, I had a feeling.

After the initial shock, Faye looked a bit awkward.

But she quickly put on a sweet smile. "Hi, Emily."

At that moment, I really checked out Faye.

She was tall, about five-seven, wearing a white short dress with long legs showing.

She had a sweet look, big eyes, an oval face, a simple and elegant bun, and a classic beauty vibe, giving off a very fresh and sweet feel. "Hello, Faye!" I couldn't even fake a smile.

"Are you Faye?" Oliver's surprised voice came from beside me.

Faye glanced at Oliver, her eyes twinkling with a hint of mischief. "Oliver, don't you recognize me? Have I changed that much?"

Oliver nodded, smiling. "Yeah, a lot. The little girl's all grown up."

Faye greeted Jason too, and after Jason gave her a faint smile, he suddenly looked at me with a worried expression.

I briefly met Jason's gaze before looking away.

Faye suddenly stomped her foot, a bit frustrated. "Are you guys here to watch the competition? I'll get nervous."

Ethan said calmly, "There's nothing to be nervous about. Just do your thing and believe in yourself."

and nodded vigorously. "Yeah, I'll

team, I still felt like I couldn't

coming to

kept waving at us as she walked with her team. But once, when I turned my head,

she had that sweet smile

up, my

Even though Ethan didn't act

familiar

cap. She had a guitar slung on her back. Compared to the flashy contestants, she was pretty low-key. But she had this refreshing and melancholic vibe. She saw

clutched the guitar strap on her

shouted, "Connie, break a

one by one, Ethan suddenly grabbed my hand, and we headed towards the

so we sat right in the front row.

was short. Many tried to cram in all sorts of talents in a few minutes, going all out with their outfits and even

filled with

focus at all, my mind was all over the

too suffocated, I left

before finding the restroom, which was a bit far from the studio, needing two

out of the restroom, I saw Jason standing

and

many people inside, kinda stuffy. Needed

felt the same, though my

levels of skill. Some are just there for laughs, making it hard to hear

to the studio right away, so we walked along the hallway and stopped at the glass railing at the

said suddenly, leaning on the railing with both

my thoughts; he totally got what was

look so much alike, I kinda

singer early on to support Faye's education. For two summers, she brought young Faye, who was about ten, to the bar. Fiona was already dating Ethan back then. After Fiona passed away, the Taylor family struggled, and Ethan has been helping them out financially. For someone as successful as Ethan, it wasn't a big

each person is

said, "Ethan has always

to make me feel better, but I

was just a kid. But

down, "Do you

his head slightly lowered,

but don't put too much pressure on Ethan. Men need space and trust. Ethan's a guy with

as Jason was, he had already seen

and willful as a young girl. But the worry in my heart was still there, probably because I wasn't confident enough. When we got back

on stage at

could sing a sad love song with great emotion without any accompaniment.

seats one after the other, and Ethan, who was staring

gone for a while, everything

truth, "Yeah, I ran into Jason outside and we chatted

responded with

asked, "How's

crossed his arms, his gaze back on the stage, and said confidently, "She should have