Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 155 It Was Bound to End

I remember the day I lost my USB drive; Ethan said it was no big deal. But later, he secretly took apart the sink to look for it. That made me even more curious about what was on that USB drive.

"Did Ethan find it?" I asked Oliver, staring at him.

Oliver snorted, lifting one corner of his mouth in a defiant smirk. "Why don't you ask him?"

He glanced at me sideways, his drunken eyes filled with intense hostility.

"Think you can see through him? I've been his friend for years, and I still can't figure him out."

As he finished speaking, Oliver's hand rose and fell, smashing the beer bottle on the coffee table.

The beer bottle shattered with a loud explosion-like sound.

Shards of glass mixed with beer foam flew towards me. But a broad chest wrapped around me, shielding me from everything.

I looked up and, for a moment, felt like I was dreaming when I saw the familiar handsome face.

Wasn't he supposed to be at the party?

Ethan had already let go of me, stood up straight, and gently brushed the glass shards off his clothes.

"Are you crazy?" His calm voice carried no emotion. After cleaning his clothes, he pulled me up from the sofa. "Let's go."

I hadn't even taken a step when Oliver kicked the coffee table. "Explain yourself before you leave."

He had placed the drunken Bella on the sofa and stood up, looking at Ethan with a challenging gaze as if ready to confront him. Sensing the tension, I anxiously looked at them. "What's going on with you two?"

As soon as I asked, Oliver swung his fist.

Ethan sidestepped to avoid it, but Oliver immediately threw a second punch.

Ethan caught his fist, suppressing his anger. "Are you drunk?"

"I am."

Oliver kicked, hitting Ethan's knee.

Ethan, now furious, threw Oliver onto the sofa.

Lying on the sofa, Oliver pointed at the ceiling and shouted, "Tell me the truth, were you involved in framing me? Were you?"

I was shocked and looked at Ethan.

Ethan stared at him calmly. "No."

"Then how do you explain being at the scene? Even if it wasn't you, you watched me get drunk and taken away without stopping it. Is that what a good dude does?"

I was terrified, unable to believe what I was hearing.

Ethan didn't explain, remaining composed.

Oliver got up again and grabbed Ethan by the collar.

"I watched that surveillance footage dozens of times, wishing I was blind. I must have been blind to consider you a friend, you son of a bitch!"

time, Oliver's punch landed squarely on

his

were wrestling on

was frantic, but my pleas were in

it!" Bella, lying on the sofa, weakly called

heard her voice, he stopped, pushed Ethan away, and crawled over to kneel by the sofa,

was hoarse, and his

closed, spoke softly, "Love?

but she didn't have the strength to reach

take out the phone, and as soon as I saw Zachary's name, Oliver snatched it

to stop him. But he just hung up and tossed the phone

"Who was it?"

weakly on the sofa

Zachary,

as she said his name, Oliver

resist, was kissed passionately by Oliver, who poured all his longing and frustration into

grabbed him.

a stubborn and determined

wants to come with

in her right mind, Oliver. Don't forget Bella is married. You

cheats, she can get a divorce.

my grip and

I rushed in front of him

have you forgotten why Bella isn't with you? You were with the woman she hates the most. If you take advantage of her while she's drunk, she'll hate you when she wakes up." Oliver froze as if struck, the stubbornness in his

harsh, but I

still for a while, he put Bella down, and I quickly took her and

and slumped onto the sofa, his eyes

you're

Whoa, that was harsh!

settle, and he said in a low voice, "It was bound to end sooner or later. No point in forcing it." Oliver sneered.

but it hurt to

closer than brothers. How did it come to this

it really like Oliver said? I

go," Ethan

out of it and helped him carry Bella out of

I remembered Bella and Zachary were married in name only; I couldn't hand her over to him while she was drunk. So, Ethan

it, letting us carry and drag her all the way. We finally managed to

react to her ringing phone. Seeing it was Zachary again, I answered and told him Bella was drunk but safe at my place so

sound asleep, I went back

I heard the sound of a lighter

between his fingers. The smoke

in this snowy weather wasn't pleasant,

what Oliver said true?" I asked,

long time before saying, "It

drama; I really didn't believe there could be so

a coincidence, I chose

friends for so many years. Are you really

cigarette, the white smoke slowly dispersing

me. He won't

only a few puffs before flicking the cigarette off the

me, putting