Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 158 After All, I Still Had a Conscience

I peeked out quietly. A guy had his back to me, and the waiter in front of him was turning around with a tray of drinks.

Once the waiter headed into the banquet hall, the guy turned around. I quickly pulled my head back and darted into the restroom. When the footsteps outside faded away, I opened the door and slipped back into the banquet hall.

I spotted the same waiter standing next to Faye, handing her a drink.

Faye was always polite in public, never acting like a diva. From her lip movements, it looked like she thanked the waiter.

The waiter left right after serving the drink, not sticking around for even a second.

Faye clinked glasses with the director next to her and downed the wine without a second thought.

Someone clapped and cheered. "Didn't expect you to be so bold. I like it."

Then, they raised their glass and toasted Faye again.

Staring at the empty glass, I felt like I had a rock stuck in my throat.

I actually wanted to shout out earlier. But for some reason, I hesitated, and the words got stuck.

I figured it was better not to meddle in other people's business and avoid making a fool of myself. After a while, Faye had a few more rounds with them, and her face turned bright red. Ethan seemed deep in conversation on the other side and didn't notice anything else. About ten minutes later, I heard Faye say she was heading to the restroom.

She got up and walked unsteadily; she was probably drunk.

Driven by some impulse, I followed her and saw Faye being carried away by two guys. Faye seemed out cold and didn't resist at all.

Leaning against the wall, I was so nervous I could hear my heartbeat loud and clear.

Faye and I weren't close and could even be considered enemies. In this situation, the best move was to pretend I didn't see anything.

I thought, 'Yeah, just pretend I didn't see anything! Pretend I didn't see anything!'

After mentally prepping myself, I was ready to head back to the banquet hall.

But after a few steps, I stopped again.

After a moment, I turned and quickly ran in the direction where Faye had been taken.

I might be foolish, but I couldn't just ignore it. After all, I still had a conscience.

Whether we were friends or enemies didn't matter; I had to be true to my conscience.

The emergency exit they took was really secluded, so no one would likely pass by. No one noticed Faye being taken away.

Since Faye didn't resist, anyone who saw them would think she was just a drunk being helped by friends.

I followed them to the back door of the hotel, where a van was parked. They tossed Faye into the van and were about to close the door. "You can't take her."

I ran over and grabbed the door.

advise you not to meddle." One of the guys with a mustache glared

"This is kidnapping, it's illegal. If you let her go now,

consciousness. She struggled to open her eyes and mouth but couldn't

you didn't see anything? You're not blind. Since you've seen everything, we'll have to take you

grabbed my collar and

slammed shut as the

up at the bright lights of the hotel

notice we were missing, and he would definitely track

that I was relatively calm,

inattention, I quietly reached

mustache guy noticed and

help? If you were scared,

out the window. But after realizing they were good phones, he turned them

a remote area. In the faint moonlight, I could

hands and feet tied, the smell of mold and rust hit

were thrown into a corner, and

the mustache guy said

looked around the place in the

seemed to be an old hardware factory, with metal scraps scattered everywhere. The walls were cracked from years of neglect, and several puddles were on the floor, probably from leaks. "I never thought I'd

Voices came from outside.

spat. "Look at you, getting excited over nothing. So

see her face? She's so

just talking big. It's Quade

their conversation.

because, at this point, panic and fear

it seemed absurd and laughable that I ended up in

regret it; at least I could live with

sighed softly. "Ethan once said that a woman should know how to respect herself and never get drunk in front of

didn't speak. I

if she regretted it deeply, it

didn't know how much time had passed. But I felt Faye gradually regaining consciousness, looking around constantly,

Faye's drink had been spiked earlier, and now the drug's effect

outside without coming in. I actually hoped they would drag it out longer,

things wouldn't go

I heard someone call

didn't know who Quade was; I had no impression

large iron door was pushed open, and the men who had

must be Quade. He licked his lips, looked at Faye, then at me, and smiled lewdly. "I asked you

to him laughed obsequiously. "Quade, we followed your orders and brought back this celebrity. But this woman saw us and wouldn't let us leave. So we had no choice but to bring her along to avoid trouble." Quade

and looked at me

think this woman is unnecessary, leave her

He walked over, bent down, and grabbed Faye's chin, forcing her to lift her head. His other hand reached to unbutton

"Stop! Don't touch her. She's still virgin. Have

"Mind your own business."

mustached man, trying to please Quade,

still a virgin?" Quade let go and mockingly repeated my