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!"

Oliver's punch landed squarely on Ethan's

reaching his limit,

instant, they were wrestling

but

it!" Bella, lying on the

words were more effective than mine. As soon as Oliver heard her voice, he stopped, pushed Ethan away, and crawled over to kneel

was hoarse, and

"Love?

that moment, Bella's phone rang, but she didn't have the strength

her take out the phone, and as soon

hurried to stop him. But he just

"Who was it?"

weakly on the sofa

said it was Zachary, and she murmured,

soon as she said his name, Oliver

Oliver, who poured all his longing and frustration into that

hurriedly grabbed him. "You can't

a stubborn and determined

to come with

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

"Perfect. If Bella cheats, she can get a divorce. I don't

grip and walked away with Bella

of him to block

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

I couldn't just watch him

while, he put Bella down, and I quickly

slumped onto the sofa, his

from now on, you're

Whoa, that was harsh!

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

casually, but it hurt to see them like

closer than brothers. How did it come to

Oliver said? I didn't want to believe

go," Ethan called

out of it and helped him carry Bella out of the

at the bar's entrance, I 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 to him while she was drunk. So, Ethan

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

ringing phone. Seeing it was Zachary again, I answered and told him

Bella was sound asleep, I went back

there. But I heard the sound of a lighter on the balcony,

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

in this snowy weather wasn't pleasant, but he didn't seem to feel the

Oliver said true?" I asked, staring at

a long time before

I really didn't believe

was a coincidence,

so many

took a drag of his cigarette, the white smoke slowly dispersing into

convicted me. He

few puffs before flicking the cigarette off the

me,