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 the hot breakfast

had to explain everything; I couldn't let him keep misunderstanding me in

But I didn't. Now she's pissed at me. I didn't hit her, didn't yell at her, and didn't break anything. Do you believe me?" I tried to

silence, he just said, "Finding her is the most important thing now. Faye's only been to Starlight City twice, and that was when she was a kid. She's not familiar with this place."

jealous. He was right; finding her was the top

check with the contestants who rehearsed with her at the hotel. Faye doesn't know this place well; she could only go to

I made sense because he immediately got up,

in my feet, I quickly changed my shoes and followed him into the

had seen Faye. Finally, we went

door, and a few girls were inside. They all said

her as the one who had eavesdropped on my conversation with

the door and grabbed

to pull away, glaring at me. "What

surprise, then at Ethan

my grip, trying to keep

good does it do you to

my gaze, twisting

you talking about? I

understand. If you really heard my conversation with Aurora, you should know what I said to her.

all out, she couldn't pretend not to understand

But Aurora came back from the restroom and voted for Connie without

immediately caught the key point

your words. Have you thought about the consequences of stirring up trouble? Now Faye is

scared out of her

she hadn't thought things would get this serious when she pulled that

with them, we didn't stick

the car, Ethan didn't rush to drive. He rolled

getting more

call

said, "The police only file a report if an adult's been

felt totally lost,

the worse

know how many cigarettes Ethan had smoked when I looked at the mall building not

"There's something I think I

intently with

told him about the day Lacey and I ran into Faye

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

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

group of people to put them up. We went

not a kid

just trying to comfort us; we

was somehow linked to me, even though it wasn't my fault. If we couldn't find her, I'd always

Ethan sat in the middle of the sofa, with Oliver and Jason on either side, while I stood on the

anxiety and circled my feet to comfort me. I stood still, staring