Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 137

Chapter 137 "You guys eat the meat, I'll just drink the soup."

Ethan rocked up at the door, lugging a bunch of big bags. We just stared at each other for a sec.

After the initial shock, I weirdly felt super chill. I figured it had to be either Martin or Jason who ratted me out.

Funny thing is, when I bailed, I was fuming, like a balloon ready to pop. But after a few days, the anger fizzled out, and now I felt kinda grounded. And seeing his face now, I realized I sorta missed him.

I dropped my gaze and grabbed the bags from his hands.

"Groceries are here. You can bounce now."

I set the bags down and went to shut the door, but Ethan stuck his arms out to stop me.

I shot him a glare, but he just looked back with this soft smile.

"In this freezing weather, you really gonna kick me out?"

Ethan's voice had this pitiful, almost begging tone.

"In this heavy snow, it's not easy for him to deliver groceries. Let him come in and warm up." Martin chimed in from behind.

I turned to see Martin still clutching the radio, lounging in the wicker chair, giving Ethan a look that screamed, "You had it coming, dude."

Since Martin had spoken, I couldn't really keep Ethan out.

So I let go of the door and bent down to grab the groceries, but Ethan beat me to it.

"They're heavy, let me handle it."

If he wanted to carry them, fine by me. I headed back to the kitchen.

After saying hey to Martin, Ethan brought the groceries into the kitchen.

I stood at the sink, washing veggies, trying to ignore him.

After setting down the groceries, Ethan patted Jason, who was working on the soup, on the shoulder and grinned. "I could smell that from outside. My mouth's watering." I paused, veggies in hand, and couldn't help but snap back, "Then keep drooling; there's none for you."

Jason chuckled, but Ethan stayed quiet.

I kept washing the veggies, but suddenly felt warm breath near my ear.

"Then you guys eat the meat, and I'll just have the soup."

Ethan whispered, his chin almost on my shoulder, his hair brushing my ear, tickling me.

I stiffened, trying to stay cool, and replied, "Fine, we'll let you have the Sopa de Lima we've already eaten."

Instead of getting mad, Ethan laughed and said, "Sopa de Lima is the heart of Mexican cuisine. If you leave the heart for me, they'll have something to say about it."

When the Sopa de Lima was ready, Jason brought it to the dining room.

Lima was steaming,

table, four people, each

on, let's

out, "No

looked taken aback. Ethan gave me

thought maybe I

So, I mumbled, "Whatever."

out of the Sopa de Lima, laughed and spilled

a few days with a stomach thing.

you before, you never listen and don't know how to take care of yourself. You get what you deserve." Ethan smiled helplessly

admitting

glance, a look of reproach mixed with

I'll go get it." In no time, Martin brought the cider, saying it was homemade by a fellow villager. Since Martin was retired from a big hospital, people often

Martin was well-liked in the village, and everyone

a few glasses and poured a drink

outside, snow was falling heavily.

winter, if guests came, Mom also loved to make Sopa de Lima. It

table, I

at Ethan, and they knew it. If

was very silent, just

I love tomatoes, I threw a few

stories interspersed with laughter. I stared at the pot, silently listening to Martin. Thinking about Martin's illness made me sad,

forgot to eat until Ethan and Jason each picked up

that even Martin was caught

Ethan and smiled at Jason,

drink, and the room was filled with the delicious aroma of Sopa

more into it, Martin went to

in, Martin kept showing me

time, then pointed to it and asked, "Jason, this is you when you were little. Who's this little girl next

familiar,"

girl in the photo

at

"Is it Emily?"

and handed the photo

"Emily, is this you?"

look, and yep, it

a friend we used to play with, but we lost touch after moving and going to different schools. Recalling those days,

about those past days and our childish antics, I

refused

started talking about

that Jason and I had known each other since childhood;

you didn't want to move

Jason in surprise. Jason just smiled and

because of Martin's comment, the atmosphere

a sip of the apple cider in front of him and forcibly changed the subject. "This apple cider

Jason's kindness back then and now, I suddenly felt a bit flustered

picked up a photo, looked at it again and again, and couldn't

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