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.

One of the guys

illegal. If you let her go now, I'll pretend I

faint consciousness. She struggled to

not

grabbed my collar and dragged

to Faye, and the door slammed shut as the van drove away from

or shout; I just looked up at the bright lights of the hotel through the

notice we were missing, and he would

calm, they didn't tie

advantage of their inattention, I quietly

mustache guy noticed and snatched

to call for help? If you were scared, you shouldn't have

also took Faye's phone. He was about to throw them out the window. But after realizing they were good phones, he

faint

inside with our hands and feet tied, the smell of

were thrown into a corner,

put," the mustache guy said

looked around the place in the

with metal scraps scattered everywhere. The walls were cracked from years of neglect, and several puddles were on the

Voices came from outside.

you, getting excited over nothing. So what if she's

see her face? She's so pretty, and that

just talking big. It's Quade Dean

against the wall, seemed to hear their conversation. She shook her head slightly, trying to

the other hand, was surprisingly calm because, at this point,

and laughable that I ended up in this situation for

at least I could live with

should know how to respect herself

dim, and she didn't speak. I could tell she regretted

regretted it deeply, it was too late

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

that Faye's drink had been spiked earlier, and now the drug's effect was wearing off, though she was still

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

go as

I heard

was; I had no

pushed open, and the men who had kidnapped us walked in,

He licked his lips, looked at Faye, then at me, and smiled lewdly. "I asked you to bring back one woman, and what? You got a buy-one-get-one-free

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 glanced at me and laughed. "Quite bold, aren't you, meddling in other

rubbed his hands and

woman is unnecessary, leave

Quade ignored him. He walked over, bent down, and grabbed Faye's chin, forcing her to lift her head. His other hand reached to unbutton Faye's clothes. Faye clung to his hand, her mouth

Don't touch her. She's still virgin. Have some

"Mind your own business."

to please Quade, slapped me hard.

let go and mockingly repeated