Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 218 Good Begets Good, Evil Begets Evil

At that moment, I wasn't thinking about anything else. Fueled by a wave of hatred, I acted without a second thought.

The car window rolled down slowly, and Victor glanced out, looking totally uninterested.

"Need a ride?" he asked, his voice dripping with indifference. "Sorry, I'm heading somewhere else, not your way." His gaze was as arrogant and dismissive as ever.

He was the murderer, no doubt about it. How could he still act so smug in front of me?

Maybe he thought with Benjamin gone, the truth would stay buried forever.

I clenched my teeth, my eyes practically shooting daggers at him.

"Good deeds get rewarded, and bad deeds get punished. It's not that there's no payback, just that it hasn't come yet."

Victor's face tightened, a flicker of surprise and panic flashing in his eyes.

The next second, I was pulled into a tight embrace. Ethan held me close, like he was trying to comfort me and plead with me at the same time.

I glared at Victor, feeling the urge to strangle him.

But then I thought of Martin, and I forced myself to swallow my rage. My grip on the car door handle slowly loosened, and finally, I let go.

The window rolled up, and the car sped away, disappearing from sight.

Ethan held me, his hand gently rubbing my back.

His breathing was heavy. I knew he was anxious and nervous. Maybe he wasn't scared of my recklessness, but he probably thought it wasn't the right time.

Lacey flew abroad the day after Benjamin's funeral. Before she left, she just said, "This time, I really have no more ties."

After coming back from Benjamin's memorial, I forced myself to calm down.

The next day, I went back to the office.

I talked to the lawyer handling our company's legal stuff, pretending I was asking for a friend. I told him the whole story, mainly to see if we could still press charges after seventeen years, and if there was a statute of limitations. The lawyer said a diary alone wasn't enough evidence.

His words hit me hard, like a mountain blocking my way. Bringing the murderer to justice seemed like an impossible task.

In the days that followed, I tracked down some workers who had been at the quarry back then. But when I asked about the incident, they all claimed they didn't know anything.

but were too scared

felt helpless,

decided to visit Silent Grove Village alone this time, without calling Dakato. I walked down the road to Silent Grove Village, stopping at the spot where my dad had his car accident. The kapok tree was still there. The

it

turn and long slope ahead. Multiple traffic accidents have occurred here. Please

I remembered that snowy night that turned my world upside down. I remembered my

my heart ache again, and all my hatred surged

Silent

Village, I slowly closed my eyes, picturing what it looked like years ago when it was still

opened my eyes again and turned my head, I saw a man and a large black dog standing next to Silent Grove Village. He must have been standing

walked up behind him. He heard my footsteps and turned around, not surprised to

bouquet of fresh lilies in front of it,

happened back then?" I

for a moment, then turned to look at Uncle

but I couldn't tell if he was mocking my

I stared at the tombstone for a while, then

Uncle Sam's accident happen on the same day

it was also the same

you know about the details?" I grabbed his arm, feeling

hand gripping

detail could I know? I heard about your dad's accident, but I was numb from losing both my parents in quick succession. Death no longer surprised me. Two bodies were carried out of my house in one funeral. My grandmother's hair turned half white overnight. My family was falling apart. How could I care about

wasn't hard to detect the lingering pain and hatred

and then I worked hard to build my career. With hatred in my heart, I always thought about one day making a name for myself and avenging

I went to look for you. You were just walking out of Broadway Alley with a backpack. Despite the upheaval in your life, it seemed someone was helping you, and you could still sit in your old classroom. Although you had your burdens, you were still a girl, different from me. We both lost our closest family, but the burdens we carried were different. At

hatred, but I didn't realize it

accident on that particular day, but my intuition tells me it has something to do

my lip and said

do with them. They

few days later, I suddenly received news

already taken Martin to

his eyes were open, and many

Ethan, Jason, and even the hospital director and several doctors were

older doctors knew him well. It was

say a word, just looked around at his circle of descendants, his

this moment, he still had attachments to this world. At

on Hunter and Harper, and he managed to show a faint, contented smile. Martin

their eyes were red. At that moment, I

too? Only those with a heart could feel pain,