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."

why were you there in the middle

with the lighter in his hand. After a long while, he

nodded. "I believe

just to confirm the answer from

had prepared had gone cold, so

as if nothing

After breakfast, Ethan left.

the dishes, I suddenly recalled the conversation between Linda and Richard at the hospital that day. Linda and Victor had always been resentful of the cemetery. They were the ones who least wanted it to exist, not Ethan. But now that the cemetery was destroyed and

something I couldn't figure out behind all

that Victor did

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

being blown up. It felt like everything was

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

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

head and apologized. "I'm sorry, Aurora. I've had some insomnia these past two days

and rest. Your health is important," Aurora said

right state, so I

mind was

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

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

out about

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

came back in the evening,

and after taking a bite, Ethan

"What's wrong?" I asked.

this. Let's have spaghetti instead. I'll make it." With that,

stared at his back in surprise, then looked back

take a bite, and it was so salty that I immediately ran to the trash can to spit

Ethan throwing

I said quietly, feeling

sharpshooter can't hit the bullseye every time. A chef can have an off

a bowl of spaghetti in front of

was steaming, with a

would mean a lot to me if you could eat a

of the spaghetti, I temporarily forgot my worries

really liked these simple and

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

and was about to hail a cab

the car and said, "Mrs. Windsor,

the car, I curiously

"Mr. Windsor instructed

a bodyguard?"

and didn't say anything

Dennis drive to Benevolence

but not too far, keeping a

ward door, I immediately saw Vivian lying

sofa beside her stood