Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 235 It's All Fate

I slowly lifted my head, and when I finally saw the woman's face, my eyes filled with tears. Bella grabbed the wine glass from the waiter, glanced at my shocked expression, and grinned, "Emily, you look so different now. Even the way you hold a wine glass screams 'successful woman.""

I was shaking as I put down the wine glass, my vision all blurry. I couldn't hold back my emotions and just threw myself into Bella's arms, hugging her tight.

"Bella! I've missed you so much!" I blurted out.

I could hear Bella's soft laughter right by my ear.

"Don't cry," she said with a faint smile, "People might think we're having an affair, that I'm the heartbreaker, and you're the wronged one."

Bella was still the same as ever.

I pulled back from her embrace, looking at her with tear-filled eyes. She had lost a lot of weight and looked a bit worn out, with faint crow's feet at the corners of her eyes. But at least her personality hadn't changed. "Bella."

I hadn't said her name in so long, thinking I'd never get the chance again. But here she was, right in front of me, and just saying her name made my heart ache, tears streaming down my face.

Bella pinched my cheek, saying, "I'm happy to see you here."

We grabbed our drinks and found a quiet booth to sit down.

"Bella, how have you been?" I asked.

She took a sip of her drink, put down the glass, and said lightly, "I've been fine."

Just three simple words, clearly she didn't want to say more.

In two years, it seemed like we had both been through a lot, and we couldn't just chat and laugh like we used to.

"Emily, I admire you for achieving such success today, and I'm really happy for you," Bella said.

I looked at her sadly, "Bella, why didn't you want to contact me?"

Bella didn't speak for a long time. After a while, she took out a necklace from her pocket, the one I had given her, but it was missing the pendant.

"Emily," she said seriously, "I wore this necklace you gave me all the time, even when bathing and sleeping, because it was a gift from you. One day last year, while walking on the street, the chain broke, and the pendant got damaged. Even though it was broken, I wanted to keep it as a cherished memento. But I found something inside the pendant."

Bella took out a small bag containing something that looked like a chip.

"What's this?" I asked, my voice shaky.

who knows about these things, and they said it's a

I was floored.

"A tracking chip?"

expression and

That's why, even though we hid in such a secluded place, and even Zachary said it was hard for others to find, the police still found us

was indeed given to me by Ethan, who specifically asked me to give it to Bella. I never thought of anything else, really believing he was just trying to make amends for not being able

know about any of this. You must hate me, right? It's my fault Zachary got caught. I'm

her drink, and

to be sorry. Justice may be delayed, but it is never denied. He may have wronged many people, but he never wronged me. He treated me well with his life, and

was caught, Bella's

Is that

her fingers, and ordered more drinks from

know how to face you. If I were still mad at you, I wouldn't have come to see

tingled, and I hugged

did you come specifically

forehead

Ethan, and I knew you must be heartbroken. I couldn't rest easy, so I came to check

her shoulder, my tears

me and didn't want me, I wouldn't know what to

gently, a

married a DEA agent, and I married a drug dealer. It's all fate! God's plan is already cruel enough. If we keep hating each other, we're just making it worse for ourselves, right? We used to be such good sisters. God wants us to break up, but

still had that carefree tone, and I was already crying too hard to speak. That night, we drank a lot, getting completely wasted.

and it felt like we had gone back in time. Back when we were

each other, staggering out of the bar, hailed a cab, and I took her back home. I had moved back to Ethan's villa, leaving the house

in, and the nanny woke up, reaching to turn on the

watched for a while before

we snuggled into one bed, just like

sleeping alone in an empty room, often suffering from insomnia. Tonight,

out two necklaces from her bag, saying they were gifts

you came to see me;

lay down, and wrapped herself in the

you have everything you need. This is just a small token from me. If you don't

her saying that, I

into the blanket, I

"Bella, where's your child?"

him. It's inconvenient to travel

who takes care of him when

is on break and went back home. She's great with kids, and my child likes her a lot. So while I'm away, I left him with her, and I'm very at ease." She took out her