Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 196 I Can't Bear to See You Suffer

Ethan wrapped his shaky arms around my shoulders and pulled me close.

"I tracked down the guy who robbed you. The phone and necklace were sold, but I managed to get them back. Do you have any idea how dangerous it is for you to go out alone?"

"So what am I supposed to do? Tell me. Should I just stick around shamelessly? What about my pride?" I looked up at him, stubborn and hopeful.

I wanted Ethan to give me some kind of explanation, even if it was just a pretty lie.

But he just looked down, staying quiet for what felt like forever, his furrowed brow full of unspoken regrets.

"Emily, the world is round. No matter how far you go, you'll end up back where you started, back to me."

So, in the end, he didn't explain anything.

I felt a pang of sadness, then forced a casual smile.

"How can you be so sure? What if I don't come back?"

He perched on the armrest of the chair, gently rubbing my shoulder, his touch warm and real.

"If you don't come back, I'll follow you and find you," he said.

I sighed, staring off into the distance. Unlike Faye, who could be as willful as she wanted, I knew being too stubborn wasn't good. I didn't want to cling to one issue. But with this unresolved knot in my heart, we could never go back to how we

were.

Ironically, our hearts used to be close, but our statuses were far apart. Now, our statuses were close, but our hearts were far apart.

A few days after the full moon, the babies started crying non-stop at night, refusing to nurse, even though their temperatures were normal. They were too young to tell us what was wrong, so they just cried, and I was totally panicked. The postpartum doula thought it might be a stomachache but suggested we take them to the hospital. I didn't want such young kids on antibiotics, so I thought of Aron and took the kids to his clinic.

I called Aron on the way, and he was waiting for us when we got there. He checked the kids and said it was indigestion with mouth sores, indicating gastrointestinal discomfort. He prescribed some digestive medicine for me to take so it could pass to the kids through my breast milk.

As we were leaving, Aron gave me some basic tips to handle simple situations in the future without freaking out. Ethan and the doula took the kids to the car first, and I joined them after a bit. Back home, the doula calmed the kids while Ethan prepared the medicine.

The kids kept crying, and I was anxious, so I waited in the kitchen. When the medicine cooled, Ethan handed me the bowl. I took a sip and almost gagged from the bitterness. "Forget it. Let me drink it," Ethan said.

I looked at him. "What good would that do?"

He took the bowl, drank a big gulp, then suddenly grabbed the back of my head and kissed me.

He pried my teeth open with his tongue, kissing me while transferring the medicine from his mouth to mine.

he kissed me since

kiss still made my mind go blank,

let me go, smiling at my dazed

process until the whole

if it is," he said, picking up the water cup on

from him and gulped it

gently patting my

up the baby to

took the other baby to the living room, soothing

up to find him staring at the baby nursing, his eyes fixed, and

feeding both babies and massaging their bellies as Aron had shown,

postpartum doula stayed with the babies while they slept. But I couldn't sleep, so I sat on the couch in the living

out and sat beside

lights; we just

from Aron arranged by you?"

the darkness, Ethan

have found a benefactor. I thought everything was my hard-earned reward, but it was all just an

my hair, and said

He and his wife were genuinely kind, not just because of Ethan. They knew raising kids alone wasn't easy, no matter how successful I was. Material wealth couldn't replace a father's love, so Aron suggested I make some compromises for the

arm tightened around me, and he kissed me delicately. It stirred up all my longings

sofa. I felt his desire, restraint, and patience. When the kiss ended, he

the beauty salon. After two months, I fully resumed work. I set up a small room next to my office where

me.

Beauty Retreat's services gained market recognition, and

rush to leave or mention returning to Starlight City. He knew my

a diaper, Dakato came in with one. After nursing and changing the diaper, the doula took the babies away, and I continued watching a makeup-related USB drive. A thought struck me. Why did Dakato come in so timely? She often showed up at just the right

later, I walked into the small break room. I lay on the bed, casually

I heard footsteps outside. I got up and opened the

I

lowered her eyes, looking

over and lifted the cloth covering the potted plant. From the branches,

my hand and smiled. "Dakato, what is

not speaking. I patted

I know someone instructed you. Bring that person

back in my executive chair, and

smile, "Mr. Windsor, I didn't

on the desk, looking