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 the prescription and

still care

sighed and said, "No matter how much of a scoundrel

Victor was still my father. The blood

"Grandpa, I have a classmate whose relative is addicted to drugs.

something you should never touch. Once you're addicted, it's

willpower to quit using drugs? If he had strong willpower, he wouldn't have betrayed Cindy. If he doesn't have strong willpower, then

the fall, several schools organized a joint autumn outing, including a hiking activity. I looked around the Sunshine Elementary School group but didn't see Emily.

of the mountain, and the complex terrain, the teachers couldn't keep an eye on everyone. So, the teachers had us middle school students pair up

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

Richard was deep inside, the others quietly

cave would surely scare him. I felt a bit bad at that moment, but

the teacher counted the students, but Richard was still missing. They found Benjamin, who was our middle school

same school as Benjamin, and over the past couple of years, I had formed a certain impression of him. He was considered a good teacher. Seeing his anxious expression made me uneasy, but I still didn't step forward

even notified Richard's mom,

to recognize me. Her suspicious look suggested she already knew I was

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

no one pursued the matter further after he was

was innocent. I shouldn't take my anger

Victor didn't come home or came home very late. It was rare for him

I was about to head to my room with my backpack. But he called me over, and when I approached, he slapped me hard. I figured he

intervene when Victor decided to discipline me. But even

I was responsible for

came back to scold his own son for the sake of Linda's child.

calmly said, "Don't think that no one knows about the things you've done. If you don't want people

and started looking for something, clearly intending to give

beat me to death,"