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!"

punch landed squarely on

reaching his

were wrestling on the

was frantic, but my pleas

lying on the sofa,

pushed Ethan away, and crawled over to kneel by the

hoarse, and

softly, "Love?

but she didn't have the strength to

the phone, and as soon as I saw Zachary's name,

to stop him. But he just hung

"Who was it?"

sofa with her

it was Zachary, and

as she said his

passionately by Oliver, who poured all his longing and frustration into that kiss. Suddenly, he stood up and carried

him. "You can't

me with a stubborn and determined

to

on tightly. "She's drunk and not in her right mind, Oliver. Don't forget Bella

Bella cheats, she can get a divorce. I

from my grip and walked away

of him to

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

my words were harsh, but I couldn't

he put Bella down,

turned around and slumped onto the

now on, you're no longer

Whoa, that was harsh!

glanced at Ethan. He had already straightened his clothes and stared at Oliver for a bit. All his emotions seemed to settle, and he said in a low voice, "It was bound to end sooner or later. No point in forcing it." Oliver sneered. "I must've been blind; otherwise, we would've

talking so casually, but it hurt to

closer than brothers. How did it come

said? I didn't want to

go," Ethan

of it and helped him carry

Zachary were married

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

deep sleep and didn't react to her ringing phone. Seeing it was Zachary again, I answered and told him Bella was drunk but safe at my place so

was sound asleep, I went back

But I heard the sound of a lighter on the balcony, so I

by the railing, a cigarette between his fingers. The smoke rose

in this snowy weather wasn't

true?" I asked,

stayed still for a long time before saying, "It was all a

drama; I really didn't believe there could be

a coincidence, I chose to believe

to him. You've been friends for so many years. Are you really going to fall

white smoke slowly dispersing into the night like a slow-motion movie

me. He won't listen

only a few puffs before flicking the cigarette off the

walked towards me, putting an arm