Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 176 I Am Not Taking the Blame for This

I stood there, totally at a loss.

"Richard! Watch out for your injury!" Linda came rushing in, her high heels clicking loudly, shouting as she ran. When Richard tried to throw another punch, Linda grabbed him.

Richard gritted his teeth, pressing one hand against his shoulder, glaring at Ethan like he wanted to kill him.

His injury probably hadn't fully healed, so his violent actions were hurting both others and himself.

Ethan didn't fight back; he just looked at him calmly. "Are you crazy?"

"Yeah, I'm crazy. Today, I'm gonna fight you."

Richard was red with anger, but I had no clue what he was mad about.

Since New Year's Eve, my impression of Richard had changed. I thought he wasn't inherently bad. And after he risked his life to save Abby, I considered him a decent person.

For him to be so impulsive today, something must have happened.

Linda said, "Richard, your injury hasn't healed yet. How can you fight? You'll only hurt yourself more. I'll feel sorry for you."

Linda kept trying to calm him down, but Richard pushed her away.

Richard took a step forward, pointing at Ethan. "Ethan, you need to explain yourself today. Was it you who blew up the cemetery Faris was building near Silent Grove Village? Answer me!"

He kicked the coffee table, causing the glass cups on it to shatter on the floor.

I looked at Ethan in shock.

"No." Ethan was really calm.

Richard, furious, threw another punch, which Ethan caught.

Richard shook off his hand and yelled, "You're lying! Do you think we're all idiots? I checked the surveillance at the entrance of Silent Grove Village. Your car was there last night, and the cemetery was blown up last night. Are you still denying it? Do you have the guts to do it but not to admit it? You're a bastard."

He made a compelling argument. And after hearing what Richard said, I couldn't help but look at Ethan with suspicion, recalling that Ethan had gone out late last night.

Although I didn't want to be involved with Faris or care about his affairs, I knew he had gone to great lengths to acquire that land and build a cemetery there for a reason. A grave often holds more significance than a house for the living. Now that the cemetery was blown up, Faris would go crazy when he found out, wouldn't he?

Ethan pressed his fingers against the corner of his mouth where Richard had punched him and said calmly, "You want to force me to admit to something I didn't do? You've got the wrong person. I'm not taking the blame for this." Linda tried to persuade. "Richard, let's go. You need to get an X-ray to see if you pulled anything. Why are you so agitated? If it's blown up, it's blown up. It shouldn't have existed in the first place."

As Linda dragged Richard out, he kept cursing, "I'm telling you, this isn't over. Faris won't let you off either."

It wasn't until they were out the door that Richard's cursing gradually faded and finally quieted down.

I stood still for a while before grabbing a broom to sweep up the broken glass.

"Was it you?" I asked, looking at Ethan sitting on the couch.

Ethan looked at me, calm and composed. "No."

were you there in the middle of

lighter in his hand. After a long while, he said,

nodded. "I

to confirm

had gone cold, so Ethan reheated it in the

as if

After breakfast, Ethan left.

hospital that day. Linda and Victor had always been resentful of the

something I couldn't

it be that Victor did this to

matter how much Victor disliked Ethan, Ethan was still his son. He wouldn't let Ethan

seemed like too many things had happened in the past few days: Arthur's revenge, Zachary being wanted, Faris's cemetery being blown up. It felt like everything was piling up at once. I hadn't felt at ease these past

cab to Aurora's beauty center as usual. Today was a practical class, but I was completely

look well. What's wrong?" Aurora asked

had some insomnia these past

and rest. Your health is important," Aurora said

right state, so I took

the way, my mind was tangled with countless

were exposed, and he was in the shadows. As long as he was alive, he would definitely seek

Zachary and Bella, but I was also afraid of hearing news about them

if he found out about the

he react? Would he believe what Richard said and blame Ethan for

Ethan came back in the evening, I

to eat, and after taking a bite, Ethan suddenly looked at

"What's wrong?" I asked.

cleared his throat, put down his utensils, and said, "I suddenly don't feel like eating this. Let's have spaghetti instead. I'll make it." With that,

stared at his back in surprise, then looked back at the food

take a bite, and it was so salty

into the kitchen, I saw Ethan throwing the

said

and gave me a faint smile. "Even a sharpshooter can't hit the

placed a bowl of

spaghetti was steaming, with a fried

this myself. It would mean a lot to me if

of the spaghetti,

I really liked these simple

earth; I just hoped that Ethan and I could continue living like this,

I changed clothes and was about to hail a cab

and said, "Mrs. Windsor, where are you going?

I curiously asked, "Why are you

Windsor instructed me to be

a bodyguard?"

didn't

drive

followed me, not too close but not too far, keeping a distance

saw Vivian lying on the

sitting on the small sofa beside her stood up as