Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 217 Marrying You Was My Greatest Foolishness

His face was kind of blurry, like I was looking at him through a foggy window.

I clutched the blanket, feeling a dull ache in my chest that just kept getting worse.

Ethan noticed I was awake, set down the diary he was reading, and came over to sit by my bed.

I couldn't help but stare at him, tears welling up in my eyes.

This was the man I loved so deeply, but right now, I wished the past two years with him had just been a bad dream.

"Did you know all along?" I asked, sitting up and locking eyes with him.

He didn't look away, just nodded calmly. "Yes."

My heart felt like it was breaking all over again. "Then why did you marry me?"

Ethan's eyes showed a hint of helplessness. He hadn't even answered, but I already felt crushed.

"Ethan, marrying you was the biggest mistake of my life!" My voice shook with emotion.

Ethan held me tight, not letting go even though I struggled. "Emily, you're really upset right now. Can we talk about this later? You have heatstroke. Let's wait until you're feeling better." I broke down in his arms. "Ethan, if I could go back, I wish I'd never met you."

He stiffened and slowly let go, looking hurt but mostly helpless. "Emily, you're angry and not thinking straight. Just rest."

Ethan left the room. I lay back, staring at the ceiling, tears streaming down my face.

I hadn't felt this vulnerable in a long time.

Since starting Emoire Artistry Group, I'd reached the top. People respected and admired me. I wasn't arrogant, but my mindset had changed. My position didn't allow for vulnerability. But the harsh truth shattered me. I couldn't handle it.

I knew making decisions while emotional was a bad idea, so I tried to calm down. But I couldn't. The truth filled me with hatred and a burning desire for revenge.

Jason, who no longer worked at the hospital, still came by daily to change my bandages. He just told me to rest, probably knowing I wouldn't listen to anything else.

I hadn't left my bed in two days, ignoring even the kids' cries.

I kept thinking about my parents. I hadn't missed them this much in a long time. I felt like a terrible daughter, not knowing for years that my dad's death wasn't an accident. The guilt was eating me alive. Ethan stayed around, bringing me meals himself. But I had no appetite.

dishes, but the hatred and

still hadn't touched my

away right away. He sat by the bed. "Emily, do you see me

at him,

thinking about our past hurt so

need to be strong, not like this. Starving yourself only hurts those who care about you and makes your enemies happy. If you die,

the cold

Later, Jason came by.

almost better. He removed the needle from my hand,

things as a kid. Facing such a tragedy, you had no choice but to

looked at him, seeing the honesty in his

the past two days, I

got out of bed and walked out of the

heard crying from downstairs and

was walking around the living room with Harper in his arms. Hope was holding Hunter, and Luna was cleaning. The kids were having

looking surprised, relieved, and happy all

Harper to me, and as I walked around, soothing her, she finally

Ethan asked the nanny to take them

two of us in the living

sofa,

calm now?" he

and replied,

let's talk calmly," he

I nodded.

get that finding out about this is tough. You probably hate my dad and, by extension, me. You might even feel like I've been lying to you. But, babe, you can't blame me for this. I had nothing to do with

a deep

been a mess since then. Now that I know the truth, how can I be happy with

still not

everything that happened, especially that night that changed my life forever, I felt a

at the coffee table. "I can't let the person who did this

him and said, "Even if he's your

my shoulder, trying to calm me

to be heartbroken. He doesn't have much time left. Don't let him leave this

didn't like Victor, they were still father and son. If Martin

to Ethan's request. The next day was Benjamin's memorial service. His heroic act of sacrificing himself to save students during the earthquake had been all over

up, along with a bunch of citizens who came