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."

the arcade and found some random joint

was all over the place, thinking

on your mind?" Jason noticed I was

back and

Silent Grove Village have anything

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

I was curious about

leaned back, pulled out a pack of cigarettes, and lit one

landscape. Nowadays, a lot of Silent Grove Village has been touched up by humans." So, Silent

Grove Village, along with those photos

that had

had a peaceful night, but I had no clue what was going down on

take Faye home? Did he keep calling me? Was he worried about me? Did he worry about me

"I bet our phones will blow up once we

up his phone and turned it on, and sure enough, message notifications started

a call came

answered the call,

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

suddenly getting Jason's good intentions from the night

left the breakfast spot, a Maybach pulled up in front

looked straight at me,

in the car," he said to

maybe not wanting

and said wearily, "Emily,

profile, but his exhaustion was clear, and

window, and said, "Ethan, be fair. Emily is a woman too. Just because she's more sensible and considerate than Faye,

His words hit home.

was stunned, and Ethan turned his head, looking

more considerate and rational, unable to be

to look at him, so

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

you forget, call me, and I'll do

at my neck, and then his gaze moved

turned my face away, looking

going now," and

to the villa, I walked in and saw

looked like she had just woken up. But the moment she saw me, her eyes

her much and just said, "I didn't sleep all night. I'm tired. I'm going to

I didn't have to go to driving school. So I didn't

the door

opened my eyes, and Ethan was already

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

a small wound.

over and face away from him, but he held my shoulder down, making it

"Don't move," he said.

and it made me feel uneasy, so I didn't move

on my neck while I

drive women

moved me wasn't his

my position and didn't have many

hoping that his tenderness would be for me

it my insatiable greed that led to my

hurt?" He suddenly looked