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

reaching his limit,

instant, they were wrestling on

was frantic, but my pleas were in

Bella, lying on the sofa, weakly called

words were more effective than mine. As soon as Oliver heard her voice, he stopped, pushed Ethan away, and crawled over to kneel by the sofa, holding Bella's hand. "Bella,

hoarse, and his eyes

"Love? What good

she didn't have

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

I hurried to stop him. But he

"Who was it?"

on the sofa with her eyes closed,

said it was Zachary, and

soon as she said his name, Oliver kissed

unable to resist, was kissed passionately by Oliver, who poured all his longing and

grabbed him. "You

a stubborn

wants to

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

cheats, she can get a divorce. I don't believe she doesn't have feelings

my grip and walked away

in front of him

You were with the woman she hates the most. If you take advantage of her while she's drunk, she'll hate you when

harsh, but I couldn't just watch him

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

slumped onto the sofa, his eyes vacant,

on, you're

Whoa, that was harsh!

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

so casually, but it hurt to see them like

were closer than brothers. How did it come to this

really like Oliver said?

go," Ethan called

it and helped him carry Bella out of

hesitated about whether to call Zachary to pick her up. But then I remembered Bella and Zachary were married in name only; I couldn't hand her over

out of it, letting us carry and drag her all the

Zachary again, I answered and told him Bella was drunk but safe at my place so he could

was sound asleep, I went back to

of a lighter on the balcony, so

by the railing, a cigarette between his fingers.

weather wasn't pleasant, but he

what Oliver said true?" I asked, staring at his seemingly frozen

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

wasn't a TV drama; I really didn't believe there could be so many

said it was a coincidence,

friends for so many years. Are you really going to fall out like

a drag of his cigarette, the white smoke slowly dispersing into the night like a slow-motion

convicted me. He won't listen to any

only a few puffs before flicking the

towards me, putting an arm around my