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 just giving him

drive. But I knew it had to be something big, worth risking his hard-earned Skyline

changed the subject and asked, "Have you

guilty, I avoided his eyes and shook

grab a bite before heading

Faris, 'cause I was worried about Ethan. Now, I was definitely

going next time?

I looked down at my plate and

knew it was like betting his life. One wrong move and he could lose everything, including his honor and pride.

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

you tell me?" I stared at

you'd welcome that version of me more. Haven't you always felt a distance

but I never wanted him to

already 9 p.m. After getting out of 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

and I instantly got what he was trying to

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

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

not used to the place and is

I couldn't get close to it

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

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

names, I thought of Scruffy again. I named Scruffy not 'cause it was scruffy,

call it Scruffy. It would never be

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

likes to roll around. How about

turned to look at me, his eyes narrowing slightly, and he moved

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

it Rollie. By your logic,

wanted to answer seriously too. But I couldn't hold

almost laughing

eyes widened for a moment, but I

the new name you've given me? It's very fitting. Let me show

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

sitting in the corner watching us with those innocent

you guys get

Rollie in Scruffy's old bed, we went

and I changed into a clean set of sheets

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