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.

now, the pain from her best friend's situation was because of

choice. I took that path because I had no other options at the time. If I could've handled it without hurting her, I would have, but everything was so

I got a text from Arthur. He threatened me with Emily

in the middle

location was set at Silent Grove Village. Knowing him, he had only two goals: money or revenge for the

Grove Village, an explosion went off nearby. The sky lit up

the roadside, squinting as I

Shortly after, the sound of fire alarms came, and several fire trucks arrived, with firefighters rushing out to put out the fire. Luckily, they got the

still didn't see Arthur. When I called him back, his phone was off. He dared

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 and left, Emily asked if it had anything to do with

could only say, "Trust me,

said, "I trust

comfort all the grievances

to Silent Grove Village to check the surveillance footage. Besides seeing my own car and the fire trucks arriving later, there were no

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

air again. His phone was off, and he was

seemed like he was hiding out of guilt for

of stuff had been happening lately, like everything was piling up all at once. Rhyns, Zachary, Arthur, Faris-our lives were getting turned

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

out, so I had Dennis pick her up and drop her off every day. With

came unexpectedly

sent a message; Rhyns

Dennis while I

would be there in person. Lonehawk provided the specific time

very cunning, always elusive. Years ago, during the capture of Drew, it was said that Rhyns was involved. Even after all these years, the police still couldn't track his movements or gather evidence against him. Finally getting information about his deal, we couldn't let him slip away this

This meant that Zachary might not be connected to Rhyns. Rhyns choosing to act now must mean he knew the police were fully focused on capturing Zachary and wanted to take advantage of the situation to make a big

[Is

actions, I was

up from work and am about to take her home. We're stuck

home safely, and

Dennis: [Don't worry.]

Lonehawk's info, the deal was going down

went to the restroom to wash my face, and straightened my

catch just one person. So when the opportunity came, even if we weren't fully prepared and knew it