Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 128

Chapter 128 I'm Just Taking Back What's Mine

I looked at him, my mind buzzing with a million questions. They were all jammed up in my throat, and I had no clue where to even start.

I pulled my gaze away and said, "I couldn't reach you, so I got worried. Faris said he knew where you were, so I tagged along."

Ethan stared ahead, and after a beat, he said, "Turning off the phone is the rule when you hit an underground casino."

I filled him in on today's court session, and he just shrugged, "I know."

How he knew from that deep, hidden spot on the third basement level was beyond me.

Taking a deep breath, I finally asked, "Did you really only promise Faris $150,000?"

Ethan pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and let the smoke drift out the window.

"What else?" he said.

I couldn't figure it out. I had a hunch that what he promised Faris wasn't just $150,000, but I couldn't crack it. After all these days, I still had no clue. He forgot that I felt safest when he told me everything.

Since he didn't wanna talk, I dropped it.

I was curious about that last hand of cards.

"I think you got super lucky, winning back everything in the last hand," I said, feeling relieved.

Ethan suddenly laughed, glanced at me, and said, "You're adorably naive."

I looked at him, confused.

He smiled mysteriously, and with a flick of his hand, three Aces appeared in front of me like magic.

"Are you kidding me?" I was so shocked my jaw almost hit the floor.

He smiled coolly. "At the gambling table, who can guarantee they'll always win? I was just taking back what was mine. My conscience is clear."

I still couldn't believe it, feeling a bit freaked out in hindsight.

"But I was right next to you. How did I not notice anything? And Simon seemed like a pro. Weren't you scared he'd catch on?"

Mentioning Simon made Ethan's face darken.

"Weren't you the closest to me? Did you notice anything? As for Simon, he was so full of himself after winning so many rounds. He never saw it coming." So, Ethan had been losing on purpose to make Simon drop his guard.

cigarette butt out the window and snorted. "Simon's methods weren't clean either. I was just giving him a

it had to be something big, worth risking his hard-earned Skyline

starving." He suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Have you

his eyes

bite before

eaten much earlier with Faris, 'cause I was worried

me where you're going next time? I'll worry about

my plate

everything, including

you then. And I thought telling you would make you worry more.

you lost everything, how would you tell me?" I stared

it hard to say, and I think you'd welcome that version of me more. Haven't you always felt a distance between

I never wanted him

p.m. After getting out of the car, he suddenly pulled something out of the trunk and tossed it on the ground.

was similar to Scruffy's, and I instantly got what he

up the cat, stroking its fur to calm it down in

him, feeling like his gentle way of holding the cat was like cradling a baby. A

got here. It's not used to the place and is a bit scared, but it'll warm up over

I couldn't get close to

that cats, like people, couldn't just be replaced. But I was touched that

said, "Oh, it doesn't have a name yet. Wanna name

named Scruffy not

for a similar cat, I couldn't call it

the ground, and it rolled around a few times, staying far from us, looking at us with

"It likes to roll

me, his eyes narrowing slightly, and

his arm around my waist, pulled us closer, and gently kissed my

it likes to roll, call it Rollie. By your logic, what would

I wanted to answer seriously too.

said, almost laughing to the point of

widened for a moment, but I couldn't stop laughing.

the new name you've given me? It's very fitting. Let me show you what it means to live up to a

before he finally let me go, both

in the corner watching us with those innocent eyes, and

can you guys get a room? I'm

settling Rollie in Scruffy's old bed, we

bathroom to take a shower, and I changed into a clean set of sheets and

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