Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 152 I'm Not Afraid of Rumors

"What?" I stared at him, eyes wide in shock.

Benjamin would never say something like that without a reason.

He turned to look at me and sighed softly.

"Trust me. I would never harm you. I just think you should find an ordinary person and live a stable life."

I always knew there was a huge gap between Ethan and me. So, I tried to bridge the discrepancy.

But my gut told me Benjamin's words meant more than just Ethan not being an ordinary person. It felt like there was another reason, something Benjamin was hesitant to say, maybe because it was inconvenient or had serious consequences. When I got back to the classroom, there were a bunch more Christmas cards on the desk.

Ethan was clearly more comfortable with the task now, jotting down his holiday wishes at lightning speed.

The kids laminated all the wish cards, but I was a bit distracted, replaying Benjamin's words in my head.

I had asked him in the hallway, "Are you still alone?"

Benjamin nodded with a smile. "Yeah, I am. But I don't think it's a bad thing. I'm not lonely; I have so many kids with me."

At that moment, I watched the kids calling him "Mr. Thomas" one after another, surrounded by a group of them. It was a really heartwarming scene.

When Ethan and I left, the kids were still making noise.

Walking through the familiar campus, I slowed down and stopped under a snow-covered fig tree.

It was Christmas Eve. Except for Benjamin's classroom, all the lights around were off, leaving everything in darkness.

I turned to look at Ethan. He was very close to me, but through the falling snowflakes, he seemed very distant.

"Ethan, who are you really? Why does it feel like you're miles away even though you're right in front of me? Why do I always feel like being with you is against some higher power, like God disapproves? Why?" Ethan lifted the hand that was on my shoulder and gently tapped my forehead.

"You're overthinking."

He wrapped his arm around my waist and slowly lowered his head.

At that moment, we were very close. I could only see his eyes, a pair of deep eyes that could easily make someone fall deeply.

"Look, the handsome guy in front of you is your husband, not someone else. We're together, and God can't do anything about it. If it's unhappy, it can make the snowfall harder to show its protest."

I was easily moved by Ethan's slightly domineering yet somewhat childish demeanor.

for a while, and when he let go, he reached out to

shook my hair, which had become a bit messy from Ethan's ruffling, and the sweetness that quietly invaded my heart replaced

about to leave, the

pointed to the sky. "Look,

and snorted. "This isn't heavy. If God

covered his mouth. "Don't talk

His eyes were smiling, and a muffled voice came

can actually hear

said, "After my dad's car accident, the neighbors around us talked about it like it was some kind of omen. Someone said it was no wonder the branch of the tree in our Broadway Alley suddenly broke the day before; it was a sign. Others said they heard crying the night before, and some agreed, saying they heard it too, making it sound so real. Although these things sounded absurd, I still felt regretful at the time, thinking I was too slow to

stopped, and I

a moment, then suddenly pulled me into

keep haunting you and take away your present happiness,

fell especially heavily, so much that it seemed like the

Christmas Day, I went to Aurora's

the makeup artists who came out of there

would be a right track. It would perfectly meet

personally led me inside, and I was blown away by what I

team was vibrant and infectious, with each member exuding elegance, energy, and

I felt a bit

"A beautician's good image can instill

and mumbled, "I

be nervous. Stay calm when facing problems, and your poise will show. There's nothing wrong with you; in fact, you're great. Just a few tweaks, and you'll be even better." When people start

my understanding of beauty grew, so did my

classmate at Aurora's beauty center; she was

at first. She recognized me and pulled me aside during a break, and we reminisced about

weren't close back in school, but seeing an

and beautiful as others', they were still a part of

going out to eat, I impulsively

remembered me. The owner was very kind; back when I was in school, he knew about my family's

and many students came into the shop one

noticed the female students around us whispering and occasionally sneaking glances

looks, it

felt uncomfortable.

observing us for a while suddenly got up

of The Thorn Birds Band? I used to love your songs. Could you sign

a pen and a

The Thorn Birds Band and even recognized