Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 117 Don't Compare Your Body with Mine

In the early winter dawn, under those dim streetlights, my breath was turning into little puffs of frost.

I hunched my shoulders, keeping an eye on the car creeping up.

Inside, Ethan had a cigarette dangling from his lips, looking beat and seriously stressed out.

Guess he hadn't found Faye either.

The car just slid past me without even slowing down, and I watched it disappear into the distance.

He looked so worried; maybe he didn't even see me.

I could've grabbed a cab, but nah, I hoofed it back. By the time I got to the villa, it was already pretty bright out.

Ethan's car was parked in the yard, and the villa door was wide open.

When I swapped my shoes, I noticed blisters on my feet. The pain hit hard once I stopped walking.

A bunch of car keys were tossed on the coffee table. Ethan was sprawled on the sofa, not moving an inch. Couldn't tell if he was out cold or just lost in thought, but the exhaustion on his face was real. Searching and worrying all night, no wonder he was wiped out.

I tiptoed around, not wanting to wake him, but he still opened his eyes.

His bloodshot eyes locked onto me. "Where'd you go?"

His voice was super raspy.

"I went to look for her," I said.

He didn't say anything else; just closed his eyes and stayed still.

I watched him for a bit, feeling a pang in my chest. I felt bad for his exhaustion and sad that he cared so much about another woman.

I went upstairs and started tidying up the messy room. I cleaned and put back the makeup stuff Faye had trashed, as long as it was still usable.

Maybe Faye could use them when she came back.

Right then, I really hoped we'd find her. Otherwise, Ethan's frown would never go away, and the rift between us would never heal.

After tidying up the room, I went back downstairs. Ethan was still in the same spot, like he hadn't moved at all.

I made breakfast and set it on the dining table, then called out to the sofa that breakfast was ready.

He still didn't move; his hoarse voice came. "You eat by yourself."

Staring at the steaming breakfast on the table, my eyes started to mist up.

He didn't eat, and neither did I.

didn't take long for

him. I felt like I had to explain

why she didn't win. But I didn't. Now she's pissed at me. I didn't hit her,

her is the most important thing now. Faye's only been to Starlight City twice, and that was when

to be jealous. He was right; finding her was

and said, "Why not ask Oliver and Jason? She's pretty close with them. Also, we could check with the contestants who rehearsed with her at the hotel. Faye doesn't know this place

thought I made sense because he immediately got up,

I quickly changed my shoes and followed him

drove, Ethan called Oliver and Jason, but neither had seen Faye. Finally,

a few girls were inside. They all said

as the one who had eavesdropped

the door and grabbed

tried to pull away, glaring at

at me in surprise, then

my grip, trying to

do you to stir up

avoided my gaze, twisting

are you talking about? I

with Aurora, you should know what I said to her.

that I had laid it all out, she couldn't pretend not to

vote. But Aurora came back

key point in her

about the consequences of stirring up trouble? Now Faye is missing. Can you handle it if something happens to

froze, looking scared out of

thought things would get this serious when she pulled

Faye wasn't with them, we didn't stick

rolled down the

was getting more and more

call the

"The

totally lost, with no direction

we waited, the worse it would

know how many cigarettes Ethan had smoked when I looked at the mall

and said, "There's something I think I

head, staring at me intently with a hint of

told him about the day Lacey and I ran into Faye at the mall and saw her spending

info was pretty limited. We didn't know where her money came from and

said, "How about we put out a missing person notice? If we don't get any news by then,

large group of people to

it cool and said, "Faye's not a kid

to comfort

even though it wasn't my fault. If we couldn't find

Oliver and Jason on either side, while I stood on the terrace. The villa was

sensed my anxiety and circled my feet to comfort me. I stood still, staring at the gate until