Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 240 The Secret

The box had an old cassette tape inside. Nobody knew it held a massive secret.

I had accidentally recorded something on it two years ago. Back then, rumors about Victor and Linda were flying around. Cindy had finally had enough and confronted Victor for the first time, leading to their first big fight over it. That day, I was chilling in my room, and even through the door, I could hear them going at it. I didn't step in; I just heard Victor storm out, slamming the door, and Cindy crying for what felt like forever.

Victor denied everything when Cindy called him out. To help Cindy get some proof, I decided to do something sneaky. It was a Saturday. I sneaked into the stone factory and, while Victor was out, I hid a tape recorder under his bed. As I was slipping out, I saw Victor coming back with Linda. They both went into his room together.

The next day, I managed to retrieve the tape recorder. The stuff on it wasn't what I was looking for, but it was enough to shock me. I had heard about the accident at the stone factory, but I never thought Victor was involved because he seemed so unfazed. But the truth was brutal.

I always thought Victor was unreliable, but I never imagined he could be so malicious. He destroyed Emily's family, and every time I saw her, I felt a wave of guilt and remorse.

Now, his coldness towards Cindy and me had left me truly disappointed. Standing by the window, staring into the night, I felt completely lost.

The next day was Saturday, and I went to Martin's place to get medicine for Cindy. Martin knew all about Cindy's health and always prescribed her medication. I didn't dare tell him that Cindy had vomited blood the day before; I didn't want to worry him.

Martin, with his glasses on, was seriously writing the prescription. I thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa, I read a story in a book today."

Without looking up, Martin smiled and asked, "What story?"

So, I gave him the gist of it. After finishing the prescription, Martin put down his pen and smiled, saying, "That's a story about sacrificing family for justice."

I knew Martin loved to read, so he definitely knew the story.

I asked, "Grandpa, do people like that really exist in real life?"

Martin kept writing and said, "It's not something an ordinary person can do."

When Martin handed me the prescription, there was an extra one.

He said, "This is for your dad's migraine."

as I held

you still

matter how much of a scoundrel he is, he's still my

Victor was still

whose relative is addicted to drugs. How can

replied seriously, "Drugs are something you should never touch. Once you're addicted, it's very hard to quit. It requires a

willpower, he wouldn't have betrayed Cindy.

joint autumn outing, including a hiking activity. I looked around the Sunshine Elementary School group but

Richard, who often hung out with Victor and Linda. With so many people, the vastness of the mountain, and the complex terrain, the teachers couldn't keep

The cave was on a cliff, tough to climb up and even harder

an adventure, we all went into the cave. Once Richard was

a bit mischievous, but still young. Being alone in a pitch-black cave would surely scare him.

Benjamin, who was our middle school teacher, and that was when I learned that Benjamin was

him. He was considered a good teacher. Seeing his anxious expression made me uneasy, but I still

mom, Linda, who

the students, she seemed to recognize me. Her suspicious look suggested she already knew I was

the cave. Richard's eyes were swollen from crying, and even after

one who did this, and no one pursued the matter further after he was found. But

was innocent. I shouldn't

find Victor sitting there. In recent years, Victor didn't come home or came home

called me over, and when I approached, he slapped me hard. I figured he must have found out about what happened today. Knowing I

there was no one to intervene when Victor decided to discipline me. But

my forehead and asked if I was responsible for what happened during the

to scold his own son for the sake of Linda's

and calmly said, "Don't think that no one knows about the things you've done. If you don't want people to find out, don't do them. If you don't quit using drugs, I guarantee that things like today will keep happening. One day, he might disappear and never be found

furious and started looking for something,

beat me to death," I