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.

methods weren't clean either. I

on that USB drive. But I knew it had to be something big, worth risking

changed the subject and asked, "Have you

guilty, I avoided his eyes and shook my head.

grab a bite before

eaten much earlier with Faris, 'cause I was worried about Ethan. Now, I was definitely

going next time? I'll worry about

down at my plate

gamble 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

tell you then. And I thought telling you would make you worry more. I didn't

everything, how would you tell me?" I

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

never wanted him to lose everything just to close that

the car, he suddenly pulled something out of the trunk and tossed it on the ground. It moved, and I took a step back, freaked out, before realizing it was

cat's fur color was similar to Scruffy's, and I instantly got

pick up the cat, stroking its fur to calm it

holding the cat was like cradling a baby. A guy's soft side with animals

to the place and is

felt I couldn't get close to it

replaced. But I was touched that he remembered I had

walked in with the cat and suddenly said, "Oh, it doesn't have

thought of Scruffy again. I named Scruffy not 'cause it was scruffy, but 'cause the name was easy to

for a similar cat, I couldn't call it Scruffy. It

a few times, staying far

funny and laughed. "It likes to

at me, his eyes narrowing slightly, and he

pulled us closer, and gently

your logic, what would you call someone who likes

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

a rascal," I said, almost laughing to

a moment, but I couldn't stop

It's very fitting. Let me

sofa for quite a while before he finally let me go, both

sitting in the corner watching us with those innocent eyes, and I

guys get

Scruffy's old

a shower, and I changed into a clean set of sheets

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