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.

butt out the window and snorted. "Simon's methods weren't

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

starving." He suddenly changed the

his eyes and shook my

a bite

hadn't eaten much earlier with Faris, 'cause I was

you tell me where you're going next

my plate and couldn't

about the 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 pride. Ethan paused for a few

have time to tell you then. And I thought telling you would make you worry more.

you tell me?"

"I wouldn't find it hard to say, and I think you'd welcome that

wanted him to lose

got home after dinner, it was 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

Scruffy's, and I instantly got what he was trying

pick up the cat, stroking its

him, feeling like his gentle way of holding the cat was like cradling a baby. A guy's soft side with animals can

the place and

get close

couldn't just be replaced. But I

"Oh, it doesn't have

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

similar cat, I couldn't call it

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

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

look at me, his eyes narrowing slightly,

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

it Rollie. By your logic, what

and I wanted to answer seriously too.

almost laughing

a moment, but I

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

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

those innocent eyes, and I couldn't

get

Scruffy's old bed, we

take a shower, and I changed

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