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

mind was all over the place, thinking about those photos Faris had shown

Jason noticed I

snapped back and switched

Village have anything to

down his fork, wiped his mouth with a napkin, took a sip of water, and then said, "It's connected, but also not

mean?" I was curious about his

pack

to Victor. It used to be his quarry, but after it lost its mining value, Victor turned it into a unique resort because of its cool landscape. Nowadays, a lot of Silent Grove Village has been touched up by humans." So, Silent Grove Village was Victor's turf. No wonder they called Ethan

showing up at Silent Grove Village, along with those photos Faris showed me, was

I was lost in thought, Jason pulled out two phones that had been

but I had no clue what was going down on

he keep calling me? Was he worried about me? Did he worry about me

at the phones and chuckled. "I bet our

it on, and sure enough, message

long, a

the call, and gave the

The tighter you grip, the faster it

at him, suddenly getting Jason's good

breakfast spot, a Maybach pulled up in front of

the open window, Ethan looked straight at me, his

car," he said

not wanting to give in so

a bit, then sighed and said wearily, "Emily, after looking for Faye and then

his usual handsome profile, but his exhaustion was clear, and it hurt

one hand in his pocket and the other resting on the car window, and said, "Ethan, be fair. Emily is a woman too. Just because she's more sensible and considerate than

His words hit home.

was stunned, and Ethan turned

was spot on. I was just more considerate and rational, unable

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

window. Jason said, "Emily's got a wound on her neck.

paused and then smiled. "If you forget, call me, and I'll do it

glanced at my neck, and then his gaze moved up

my face away, looking in the other

going now," and quickly started

we got back to the villa, I walked in and saw

she had just woken up. But the moment she

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

I didn't need to take leave. I went straight to

while, I heard the door open and

Ethan was already sitting

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

a small wound.

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

"Don't move," he said.

it made me feel

the ointment, focusing intently on my neck while

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

initially moved me wasn't his good looks but the warmth he gave me

many expectations, so even a little kindness from him would touch

I start hoping that his tenderness would

that led to

it hurt?" He suddenly looked up,