Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 135 I Will Remain Chaste for You

I was still totally zoned out even after the press conference wrapped up and the TV switched to commercials.

Snapping back to reality, I grabbed my phone and dialed Ethan.

The phone rang once, twice, three times still no answer. My chest felt heavy, like something was sitting on it, making it hard to breathe.

It was 9:30 PM. Ethan should've been back at the hotel by now. What the heck was he doing that he couldn't pick up?

I let my mind spiral for about five minutes, feeling like absolute crap. Just as I was about to call again, my phone rang.

The ringtone played for a bit. I took a deep breath and answered.

"What? Miss me already?" Ethan's teasing voice came through.

Trying to stay cool, I asked, "Yeah. Where you at?"

"At the hotel, just got out of the shower, about to crash," he said.

It was super quiet on his end, so I figured he was actually at the hotel, not out partying.

"So early, no social stuff?" I asked, trying to change the subject.

He chuckled softly and asked, "What, you don't trust me?"

I stayed silent, so he kept going. "The event ended early. Don't worry. I took your advice and didn't drink."

His attempt to cheer me up didn't really work. I kept picturing Ethan at the press conference, and it made me uneasy. "Over the phone, sure, whatever you say," I replied.

"Hold on a sec," he said.

Then, silence.

I waited anxiously for a minute, and then my phone buzzed with a notification.

"Cat Who Loves Fish" had sent me a bunch of pictures.

"See? This is my hotel room," Ethan's voice came through the receiver.

Turns out he had gone to take photos. The pics showed his room from every angle.

"Rest assured, I'm definitely staying faithful," he said with a smile in his voice.

I didn't bring up the press conference. I decided to play dumb and see if he'd mention it when he got back.

"Go to bed early, honey. Don't miss me too much. Goodnight."

Before hanging up, he gave me a warm reminder.

But after hanging up, I couldn't sleep.

He had gone to see Faye behind my back. Even though he made her leave Starlight City, he still couldn't let her go.

If Faye became a big star because of this movie, a beautiful and popular actress would obviously be a better match for Ethan's status. What would I be then?

I didn't sleep well all night and woke up late the next morning.

I remembered I had a road test that day. When I saw the time, I nearly lost it. I barely washed up and bolted to the test site, skipping breakfast entirely. Michael looked like he wanted to throttle me. But he held back, probably afraid of messing with my head before the test. In the end,

driver's seat,

yeah, I bombed the

came out, Michael let

Haven't you been practicing? Why'd you mess

head and mumbled, "I'm sorry, Michael. I

What are you

a sec before I remembered that the last time I messed up, I used the

sorry," I said, looking down

another round of Michael's ranting, I finally

like crap, failing the test was just the final straw. I

hit by a car while crossing the street 'cause I wasn't

car zoomed past, bringing a gust of wind

I looked up, I saw it was Faris

"Failing the test isn't a reason to

around and was about to

grabbed my arm. "Where you headed? I'll

said coldly, not even looking

he ended up in the hospital?" Faris's slow

in my tracks and turned to look

car, lit a cigarette, and looked up with

"No wonder you didn't care about fifteen grand. A piece of land

just smiled and said, "I've already started construction on

seconds of hesitation, I

finally stopped at Silent Grove

to a piece of land

planning a

never expected the land Ethan gave Faris would

are you planning to

but Faris looked as content as if he were basking in the spring sun. "A

mouth, and I finally understood why Victor

project. Building a cemetery next to it would

took a leisurely puff of his

Faris was doing this on purpose to mess

this and still gave him the land, did that

suddenly

that moment, but he's the kind of guy who never plays by the rules,

brought it to his mouth, coughing lightly,

and I want to visit her. If I bring someone along, she might not give me a hard time." "I'm

glanced at me, smiled faintly, and said forcefully, "You're going whether you like it or

how he asked

demanded to get out of the car, but

know how many times I reiterated my

the rush? We're

turn, driving into a village and finally stopping

"Get out," he said.

got out of the car, reluctantly following

sat an elderly woman, about sixty or seventy years old, wearing reading glasses

Melville looked up, pushed her glasses up her nose, and

come back?" Cindy's first words were indeed a

walked over quickly and said in a small, ingratiating voice, "Grandma, we have a

me,