Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 120 Helping You is Helping Myself

I knew exactly who he was talking about.

Faris had a cig hanging from his lips. He slowly pulled out a package from his jacket and handed it over to me.

"Check this out."

I took it, feeling all kinds of suspicious, and inside was a stack of photos.

The first one hit me like a ton of bricks.

In the pic, Faye was getting into a car, and I had made a mental note of the license plate it was the same car that had been tailing me that day. In other words, she got into Victor's car.

My heart started pounding, and I couldn't wait to flip to the next photo-Faye getting out of the car-and the one after that.

I remembered the last text Victor had sent me that day: [Don't worry, the day you leave isn't far off.]

Thinking about Faye's weird behavior these past few days, I felt a chill run down my spine.

"How'd you get these pics?" I asked, trying to keep my cool, though my heart was doing somersaults.

Faris leaned against the railing, tilting his head with a smirk. "Wasn't hard. Just returning a favor."

"Why are you helping me?" I asked.

Faris took the cig out of his mouth, suddenly sounding way more serious.

"Helping you is helping myself."

I didn't get it, and my mind was still buzzing with questions.

After a bit, Faris spoke again, "I heard Richard's case is going to court soon. I trust Ethan hasn't forgotten what he promised me?" What Ethan had promised him was just a stalling tactic. Ethan had said it was impossible to get Yanis out at the same time.

I stared at him, keeping my mouth shut.

Faris was a dangerous dude. He seemed to know everything about Ethan and me, which was seriously creepy.

Seeing I wasn't talking, he suddenly lowered his head, leaned in close, and blew a puff of smoke at me.

Instinctively, I took a couple of steps back, coughing from the smoke, and glared at him while waving my hand to clear the air.

He laughed heartily, showing off two rows of white, neat teeth.

"You can't even handle a little smoke? Silly girl, why are you still so dumb? Getting older but not any wiser?"

His words made my blood boil, and I didn't catch the deeper meaning at the time.

Before I could snap back, he continued.

"I heard from Michael that you've been practicing driving a lot lately and making great progress. So, what's that saying? Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard. Seems true." Faris was still calling me dumb.

By the time I snapped out of it, he had already taken the photos from my hand and walked away with a grin.

"Emily." Jason's voice came from behind me.

I turned around, and Jason was looking at Faris's back. "Do you know him?"

I shook my head and casually replied, "Nah, just a promo guy."

Jason withdrew his gaze, seemingly not suspicious.

"Alright, let's roll."

found some random joint for

place, thinking about those photos Faris had shown

Jason noticed I was

snapped back and

have anything to do with

a sip of water, and then said, "It's

I was curious about his

out a pack of cigarettes, and lit one

unique resort because of its cool landscape. Nowadays, a lot of

along with those photos Faris showed

was lost in thought, Jason pulled out two phones that had been off all night and

had no

worried about me? Did he worry about me as much as

our

turned it on, and sure enough, message notifications

a call

at me, answered the call, and gave

hanging up, Jason said, "Emily, love is like sand in your hand. The tighter you grip,

him, suddenly getting Jason's good intentions from the

breakfast spot, a Maybach pulled

open window, Ethan looked straight at me,

in the car," he said to

not wanting

for me for a bit, then sighed and said wearily,

the chair, giving me his usual handsome profile, but his exhaustion was clear, and it

and the other resting on the car window, and said, "Ethan, be fair. Emily

His words hit home.

stunned, and Ethan turned his

was just more considerate and

of guilt in his eyes. I couldn't bear to look at him, so I walked around to the passenger side and got

was handed in through the car window. Jason said, "Emily's got a wound on her neck. Make sure to put

then smiled. "If you forget, call

and then his gaze

turned my face away, looking in the other

to Jason, "We'll be going now," and

got back to the villa, I walked in and saw Faye sitting cross-legged on

hair was a mess, and she looked like she had just woken up. But the moment she saw me, her eyes widened. She looked

just said, "I didn't sleep all night. I'm

school. So I didn't need to take leave. I went straight to my room

while, I heard the door open and footsteps

eyes, and Ethan was already sitting

the ointment Jason had given him in his hand and unscrewed the cap, looking like he was going to

said, "It's nothing, just a small wound. I'm

to turn over and face away from him, but he held

"Don't move," he said.

voice was a bit hoarse, and it made me feel uneasy, so

gently applied the ointment, focusing intently on my neck while I

face that could drive women crazy; one look could make people

who judged by appearances. What initially moved me wasn't

have many expectations, so even a little kindness

his tenderness

that led

it hurt?" He suddenly