Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 246 The Struggle

After hopping out of the car, I grabbed the cupcakes and strolled into the pitch-black Broadway Alley. I remember bringing a cake here on my birthday years ago. Haven't been back since.

These days, Broadway Alley felt like a ghost town, like everyone packed up and left. Standing downstairs, I glanced up. The building was mostly dark, just a few lights flickering here and there. Emily's place? Completely dark. I headed upstairs and stopped at her door. Dust covered it, like it hadn't been opened in ages. I wondered, 'Did she move? Get married?'

Jason had been overseas for years, and I hadn't heard any news about him getting married. It was tough for two people to stay together with all the family drama and future plans.

I thought, 'If Emily did get married, who did she end up with? Is she happy?'

I placed the cupcakes at her doorstep. I never had the guts to knock on it, not back then, not now. Leaning against the wall, I lit a cigarette and started reminiscing.

What did I feel for Emily? I had no clue. I felt guilty about Fiona, and with Emily, I couldn't even face my guilt or seek redemption.

After a long time, I thought I'd never see Emily again, but then she suddenly appeared.

At the top of the hill, I didn't recognize her at first. She was a mess, hair all over the place, dirty. I couldn't connect this disheveled woman to her.

But when she looked up, one desperate, injured look, and I knew it was her.

Emily! How did she end up here like this? The encounter was so sudden, I panicked.

Seeing her silent, I almost took off on my bike. Over the years, I'd learned to stay calm, but Emily's sudden appearance threw me off. I stopped and heard her crying, so desperate.

I'd been avoiding this for years, and finally, fate brought us together. It felt destined. So, I decided to go with the flow. I turned my bike around, trying to act calm and composed, like it was our first meeting, to hide my inner chaos.

I decided to be a good guy and take her to the hospital. I heard her calling a friend, thinking about her disheveled state and how heartbroken she was after hanging up.

and troubled feelings. But when I went to wash my car, seeing the blood-red stain

The car wash attendant looked at me nervously. I waved him off, walked to the side, and lit a cigarette. After washing the car, I sat inside, not knowing where to

flowed over every inch of my skin, trying to wake myself up. But my mind kept flashing to Emily's bloody legs

thought, 'Ethan, calm down! Don't get involved. You don't

to the office. I didn't

back all night, but finally,

thought, 'Even a stranger with a sense of justice, encountering her situation, might not be able to let it go, right? They would

I arrived, I saw her being bullied by that despicable couple. It was then I realized her scumbag

moment, I decided to ruin Arthur. I protected Emily behind me, and ironically,

straight, and his eyes were black and blue. It was normal that he

about to collapse. After enduring a night of torment

the hospital bed, I felt my mind was a mess. I had called her and rushed to the hospital just to check on her. But I couldn't let myself get too involved. After much thought, I called

a whole month, I kept myself busy, forcing myself not to think about Emily. Several times I wanted to call and ask about her, but I

call either; she must have forgotten about our

night. But I only looked at the lit window from downstairs, not

a month ago, when she was disheveled and miserable, she was now so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes off her. Judging by her state, she had recovered well over the past

friends were trying to introduce their daughters to me, and I

chance, it felt like a sign from above, and I suddenly had an

with her friends, she didn't come back, and while

being bullied by

front of that cheating couple, I kissed her. Partly because my strong protective instinct kicked in, wanting to stand up for her, and partly because

had already decided. Since I was going to intervene, I would go all the way and return all the grievances

been a good girl since childhood and probably had never been to such

it increasingly interesting. I could see that she was afraid Arthur would lose. After being hurt so badly by him, she was