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."

there in the middle of the

After a long while,

nodded. "I

again just to confirm the answer

had gone cold, so Ethan reheated it in the

ate breakfast as if

After breakfast, Ethan left.

of the cemetery. They were the ones who least wanted it to exist, not Ethan. But now that the cemetery was destroyed

there was something I couldn't figure out

be that Victor did this

Ethan, Ethan was still his son. He wouldn't let Ethan take the fall, would

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 few days, always feeling like

cab to Aurora's beauty center as usual. Today was a practical class, but I was completely out of it, making mistakes or not hearing

you don't look well. What's wrong?" Aurora

apologized. "I'm sorry, Aurora. I've had some insomnia these

rest. Your health is

in the right state,

my mind was

Arthur. We were exposed, and he was in the shadows. As long as he was alive, he would

the police's movements, hoping for news about Zachary and Bella, but I was also afraid of hearing news about them from the

found out about the cemetery being blown up, he would definitely come

he react? Would he believe what Richard said

evening, I

taking a bite, Ethan suddenly looked

"What's wrong?" I asked.

don't feel like eating this. Let's have spaghetti instead. I'll make it." With that, he got up and headed

stared at his back in surprise, then looked

a bite, and it was so salty

saw Ethan throwing the

said quietly, feeling

sharpshooter can't hit the bullseye every

he finished, he placed a bowl

spaghetti was steaming, with a fried egg on

to me if you could eat a

because of the warmth of the spaghetti, I temporarily forgot my worries and

liked

that Ethan and I could continue living like this, peacefully and quietly, until we grew

noon, after receiving a phone call, I changed clothes and was about to hail a cab when

of the car and said, "Mrs. Windsor, where are you going? I'll

the car, I curiously asked,

and smiled faintly. "Mr. Windsor instructed me to be your

like a bodyguard?"

and didn't say anything

Dennis drive to Benevolence

me, not too close but not

ward door, I immediately saw Vivian lying on the bed, staring

sitting on the small sofa beside her stood