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.

"Simon's methods weren't clean either. I was

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

changed the subject and asked, "Have you

avoided his eyes

bite

'cause I was worried about Ethan. Now,

you tell me where you're going

down at my plate and couldn't help

like it was no big deal, but I knew it was like betting his life. One wrong move and he could lose everything, including his honor and pride. Ethan paused for a few seconds with a piece of pork rib in his fork,

And I thought telling you would make you worry

you tell me?" I stared

smiled slightly. "I wouldn't find it hard to say, and I think you'd welcome that version of me

true, but I never wanted him to lose everything just

already 9 p.m. After getting out of the car, he suddenly pulled something out of the trunk

Scruffy's, and I

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

his gentle way of holding the cat was like cradling

got here. It's not used to the place and is a

get close to it for a

people, couldn't just be replaced. But I was touched that he remembered I had lost my

suddenly said, "Oh, it doesn't have a name

named Scruffy not 'cause it was scruffy, but 'cause the name was easy to

similar cat, I couldn't call it Scruffy. It would never

it rolled around a few times, staying far from us, looking at us

it funny and laughed. "It likes to roll around. How

turned to look at me, his eyes

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

Rollie. By your logic, what would you call someone who likes

to answer seriously too. But I couldn't hold it in

almost laughing to

but I couldn't stop laughing.

very fitting. Let me show you what it means to live

quite a while before he finally let me go, both of

the corner watching us with those innocent

you guys get a room? I'm still

Rollie in Scruffy's

take a shower, and I changed

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