Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 232 Not a Simple Businessman

The video was kinda dark, but I could still make out Ethan's face turning red, like he was drunk or something.

Ethan was slouched on the couch, strumming a guitar and singing softly to the camera. He looked super sad, and his eyes were all teary as he stared off into the distance. When he finished the song, he tried to smile at the camera, but it came out all wrong, like a sad, forced smile.

"Honey, I'm sorry! I love you!"

Then the video cut off, and he was gone.

I reached out, but there was nothing to grab, nothing to hold onto.

I collapsed onto the table, sobbing uncontrollably.

I heard Faris's footsteps at the door. He paused for a second, then turned and headed downstairs.

In my overwhelming sorrow, everything started to blur.

Looking around the familiar room, I felt I had just woken up from a nightmare. Was it all just a bad dream? Yeah, it had to be a dream. Thank goodness it was just a dream. I ran downstairs.

Faris was feeding the kids. When he saw me rushing down, he just stared at me.

I went straight to the kitchen and opened the fridge. There wasn't much in there; he probably hadn't cooked in a while.

I remembered the first meal I made for him in this kitchen was spaghetti. The night we moved in, I made spaghetti too.

Ethan had joked, "Can you only make spaghetti?"

It felt like it was just yesterday.

I grabbed the spaghetti, ready to start cooking.

Faris came to the door and said, "I've already made dinner."

I kept washing the pot, not looking back, and said, "Ethan likes the spaghetti I make."

After cooking the spaghetti, I set it on the table, but he still hadn't come back.

I didn't check the time. I figured Ethan was probably busy. I waited for him. If the spaghetti got cold, I'd just cook it again.

I tried to keep myself busy. I ran upstairs, washed the shirt Ethan left in the bathroom, and hung it on the balcony to dry.

The sky outside was dark, and it was still raining, a constant drizzle.

I stood on the balcony, staring at the rain, lost in thought. The wind blew, and I shivered, realizing my clothes were soaked.

I couldn't remember why my clothes were wet, but why were they wet?

So, the heavy rain I got caught in wasn't a dream.

So, everything that happened in the dream wasn't a dream.

So, after the rain, the sky would clear, the earth would keep turning, and the sun would rise again tomorrow. But Ethan would never come back.

Realizing this, I clutched the shirt hanging in front of me, my heart aching intensely again. Ethan would come back, right? I so wanted to hear his car pull up, to hear him open the door and call me Honey.

I clung to that shirt, crying until I passed out. As I fainted, it felt like someone caught me just in time.

dream, filled with memories from

stuff I used to worry about seemed so

be more important than him

I woke up, I saw a blurry figure by

up and threw myself into his arms, holding

was warm, so warm that

dream, it

your reasons. I just want you back. Let's live well from now on and not sweat

sigh by

just hold

buried my head in his chest, soaking up his warmth, like I was in a

Hunter and Harper

I pushed him away in anger, crying, "Do you have to ruin my dream? Can't

at me, his eyes full of helplessness and

is a part of life that everyone has to

my

Why do you have to be so cruel, why do

Jason sighed helplessly.

Ethan wasn't just yours, he was also the father of two kids. When you lost Ethan, the kids lost their dad, and at the same time, they lost their mom's love. They're even more

calmed down, looking at him

"Where are they?"

asleep," Jason

get up to see

better not move yet, you have a high

the anti-inflammatory medicine. After rechecking my temperature, he finally let me get out

where the two little ones were asleep, but their faces were still

I gently wiped their tears with a tissue and

working on

turning around, Faris said, "Dakato

was wearing pajamas, the wet clothes had long been changed. I went downstairs, and the bowl of spaghetti I had cooked

finally hit me, clear as day-no matter how long I

that Drew had turned himself in. He said that with Ethan gone, there was

who hurt Ethan; it was the real mastermind, the drug

to run, but he couldn't get out of Starlight City because the whole place was

info, he and two accomplices had fled to the mountains. The cops had the area surrounded, making it impossible for him to escape, but he

move.

was Ethan's deal?" I asked

for a long time before he finally said, "He wasn't just a

no matter how complex or mysterious he was, he was the man I loved most in

ring he left for me and slipped it

hand, I felt a moment of disorientation, almost

attached to this ring, staying with me, never leaving. Wearing it suddenly gave me a sense of strength. This strength kept me from drowning in

kids with Sophie and Nora, asking them to look after

didn't tell Faris or

trapped,

were using a megaphone to communicate with the people

other side was well hidden; I couldn't see

that Gideon was likely injured, but the police didn't dare to

had to be women. The police were discussing sending a female officer disguised as a

at me. I saw the officer who had given me Ethan's belongings. He walked over and urged me to