Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 259 Emily's Accident

On New Year's Day, Emily and I visited the cemetery.

It was my first time standing in front of her dad's grave. Memories from years ago and the guilt I'd been hiding in my heart came rushing back.

If her dad knew who I was, would he have been against us being together?

All I could do was take care of Emily and use all my love to heal her pain.

I didn't expect Emily to get into trouble so soon.

The day Arthur took Emily, thank goodness she still had the necklace with the tracking system on.

When I found her, Arthur had already taken off, and Emily was tied up in a wardrobe. Although I arrived fairly promptly, it might have been Arthur who made her recall her unhappy past, especially the child she lost because of him. That was why she was so devastated at that moment.

For days after, Emily was a mess. I coaxed her to eat, took her on walks, and comforted her, trying to cheer her up.

I was so grateful I gave her that necklace; otherwise, who knew what could've happened.

Zachary slipped away quietly, just two days before his guy got arrested. He was smart; he must've sensed something and planned ahead.

I wasn't worried about him getting away. Emily had given the necklace to Bella. As long as he was with Bella and she kept wearing that necklace, we'd find him.

After his guy got arrested, they spilled the beans about Zachary, and the cops put out a wanted notice. We already knew where Zachary was. The notice was for Rhyns. If he had any ties with Zachary, he'd show up before Zachary got caught, trying to find him before the cops did.

One night, Frank called us to the Midnight Bar; he wanted to mediate the conflict between Oliver and me.

Honestly, I was never really mad at Oliver. I never thought our friendship was that fragile. I figured he just needed time.

Oliver didn't want to drink with me at first, but once he got drunk, he wouldn't let go of me. "I'm worse off than a beggar; I don't have any family or a partner," he said.

After all these years, our friendship meant something. I understood Oliver; he couldn't be as carefree and heartless as he pretended. He seemed indifferent, but he was the most sentimental, so he found it hardest to let go.

My relationship with Oliver was a lot like Emily's with Bella. So when Emily found out Zachary was wanted and Bella was on the run with him, she couldn't handle it.

I went with Emily to the old place to get the gifts Bella had given her. Emily told me the story behind each gift in such detail, down to the smallest specifics. She hadn't forgotten a thing, even after all these years.

Listening to Emily's sad stories felt like a heavy stone pressing on my chest, making it hard to breathe.

caused by Victor, and now, the pain from her best friend's situation

time. If I could've handled it without hurting her, I would have, but everything was

a text from Arthur. He threatened me with Emily in the message. He really forgot the pain once

out in the middle of the night without waking

he had only two goals: money or revenge for the humiliation he suffered

to Silent Grove Village, an explosion went off nearby. The sky lit up with flames, almost

parked by the roadside, squinting

fire alarms came, and several fire trucks arrived, with firefighters rushing out to put out the fire. Luckily, they got the fire under control in time; otherwise, it could've spread to Silent Grove Village and the forest

I still didn't see Arthur. When I called him back,

Grove Village. Because my car showed up in the footage, he suspected I was behind it. He had his reasons for suspicion, but I would never admit to something I didn't do. After Richard made a scene

I could only say, "Trust me,

said, "I

comfort all the grievances

Besides seeing my own car and the fire trucks arriving later, there were no other useful

thing: Arthur lured me there, and this whole mess was likely

into thin air again. His

hiding out of guilt for something he had

had been happening lately, like everything was piling up all at once. Rhyns, Zachary, Arthur, Faris-our lives were getting turned upside down. Things could change dramatically at any

to act. Even if I was being paranoid about Rhyns and he actually knew nothing, at least Arthur had a vengeful mindset. Ever since he returned from Sunhaven City, his behavior had been almost deranged. An already mentally unstable person could do

had Dennis pick her up and drop her off every day.

came unexpectedly out

a message; Rhyns is making a

Dennis while I was

they had a big deal that night, and Rhyns would be there in person. Lonehawk provided the specific time and

years, the police still couldn't track his movements or gather evidence against

I had people stationed around the base of the mountain, but no suspicious individuals had been seen going up. This meant that Zachary might not be connected to Rhyns. Rhyns choosing to act now

replied: [Is

the upcoming actions, I was most worried

I just picked her up from work and am about to

replied: [Please get her home safely, and then we'll

Dennis: [Don't worry.]

Lonehawk's info, the deal was going down at a

shut down my computer, went to the restroom to wash my face, and straightened

opportunity came, even if we weren't fully prepared and knew it would be dangerous, we had to seize it, because opportunities like that didn't come around