Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph
Chapter 230 A Difficult Person to Deal With

I wasn't sure when Drew spotted me, but now he's heading straight for us.

Faris had both kids in his arms, I was dragging the luggage with one hand and had my other arm linked with Faris's, trying to stay cool and keep moving forward.

Faris glanced at me, a bit of a flattered smile on his face.

By the time Faris turned back, Drew was already in front of us.

Drew gave me a once-over, then eyed the suitcase I was dragging, a faint smile on his lips.

"Fancy running into you again. Off on a trip?"

"Do you know him?" Faris asked, looking at me curiously.

I shook my head, forcing an awkward smile.

Drew's eyes, hidden behind those big sunglasses, seemed to flick over to Faris. He smirked, "You sure switch partners a lot."

His words made my heart skip a beat, but I quickly pulled myself together.

I figured he must've seen me with Jason yesterday, and now seeing me with another guy, that's why he said that. "Where are you headed?" Drew asked again.

This was starting to feel less like a random encounter and more like an interrogation, and it was making me nervous. "Let's go, or we'll miss our flight," Faris said.

I nodded, and we walked around Drew, continuing forward. Luckily, he didn't try to stop us or say anything else.

I had already thought it through; in a public place like the airport, Drew wouldn't dare to pull anything. After all, he's a fugitive. If he tried something, I'd scream, and security would swarm him from all directions. He'd be the one in trouble. I knew Drew wasn't afraid of dying, but since he managed to escape death once, he must have a plan. Facing me, he wouldn't want to risk everything.

Just then, a flight must've landed, and a crowd of people was coming out with their luggage.

Drew suddenly strode past us, heading towards a tall guy in an overcoat and black leather boots, also wearing big sunglasses, and took the suitcase from his hand.

The guy patted Drew's shoulder and said something with a smile. Judging by Drew's demeanor, he seemed pretty respectful towards him.

So Drew was here to pick someone up!

For Drew to risk getting caught to pick someone up, that person must be important.

As Faris and I walked past them, the guy suddenly called out.

"Faris?"

His voice had a hint of doubt, like he wasn't quite sure.

Faris stopped and looked at the guy indifferently.

"And you are?"

Seeing Faris's calm demeanor, I guessed he had already seen the man and probably knew who he was.

The guy took off his sunglasses, and I finally saw his full face.

He looked about around forty years old, with large, deep-set eyes, and a scar running from his left eyebrow down to his nose, giving him a menacing look. "I'm Gideon!" he announced.

"Oh, hi, Gideon," Faris said, smiling like he just remembered something, but not in a suck-up way.

Gideon squinted at me, like he was trying to figure something out.

After a moment, he casually pulled out a pack of cigarettes, lit one for himself, and offered one to Faris, joking, "How many lovers have you had now?"

Faris didn't take it, and Gideon's hand hung in the air, his expression turning cold.

An airport staff member came over with an ashtray and politely said, "Sir, I'm sorry, but this is a non-smoking airport. Please extinguish your cigarette."

"Non-smoking airport?" Gideon raised an eyebrow, repeating the words. He didn't seem like the type to follow rules, but surprisingly, he put out the cigarette in the ashtray, which caught me off guard. "Thank you for your cooperation, sir." The staff member walked away with the ashtray.

Gideon looked around, smiling in a way that made me uneasy. "A non-smoking airport? Didn't expect Starlight City Airport to get so fancy over the years!"

Faris said coolly, "Gideon, we have a flight to catch, so we can't stay and chat."

"Where are you heading?" Gideon asked..

Instinctively, I felt we shouldn't answer that, but just then, Hunter moved in Faris's arms, and in the shuffle, Faris accidentally dropped the tickets.

I was about to pick them up when Gideon bent down first and grabbed them.

My heart skipped a beat.

Gideon looked at the tickets, a sinister smile spreading across his face. "Lumina, huh? Nice place! But going to Lumina in this weather might not be the best idea."

I looked at Faris, confused. We were supposed to go to Seabreeze Harbor, so why did it say Lumina?

Faris took the tickets back from Gideon, smiling lightly. "The weather doesn't matter to me; what matters is who I'm with."

Gideon raised an eyebrow. "You have a point."

"Gideon, we really have to go," Faris said, smiling at him before walking away.

I quickly followed, and Gideon smirked as he watched us leave. Drew's sunglasses never came off, but I could feel his eyes on us.

After we passed through security, I caught up with Faris, still surprised.

"Are we really going to Lumina?"

Faris smirked and handed me the tickets.

I looked and saw they were still tickets to Seabreeze Harbor.

"What's going on?" I asked, puzzled.

He gave a faint smile. "Nothing much."

Could it be that Faris had anticipated this encounter and used those Lumina tickets to throw them off?

I couldn't help but ask, "Who was that Gideon?"

Faris's eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of coldness in them. "Someone you don't want to mess with."

Even Faris said Gideon was someone not to mess with, so that guy must be pretty formidable. And even though Faris seemed calm, I could still sense a bit of his nervousness.

I thought to myself, 'Gideon, who's not to be trifled with, is in the same league as Drew. That's pretty terrifying.'

When the plane finally took off, I felt uneasy thinking about how far I was getting from Starlight City. But looking at the two kids already asleep, I figured I made the right call.

I always knew I could never fully understand Ethan, and now I realized just how little I actually knew about him.

When we landed at Seabreeze Harbor Airport, a wave of emotions hit me. I still had feelings for this place; it was where Hunter and Harper were born, and where I had worked hard.

I had my career in Seabreeze Harbor, so coming back now felt familiar.

Faris took us back to my small apartment, plopped down, and didn't plan on leaving. He said our home lacked a man and that we couldn't do without him.

I didn't force him to leave; after all, there were extra rooms.

After spending so much time together, I had come to understand Faris a bit. He might seem like a playboy, but he actually knew his boundaries.

The next day, I took the kids to see Aron. After dropping us off, Faris said he'd check on his club and asked me to call him when I was done so he could pick us up.

It was quite a coincidence that it happened to be Aron's birthday, and all his kids were there, so we ended up joining them for a meal.

Aron's granddaughter-in-law, Wren, was super friendly when she saw me and even helped hold the kids. She said she had always been good at judging people and knew I would be successful one day.

The Hill Family was very hospitable, and I felt completely at ease sitting with them.

After dinner, we sat in the large living room chatting, and they brought out photo albums.

Looking through old photos always seemed to be a cherished part of family gatherings.

Alex had returned from studying abroad and had taken many photos there. He pointed at the photos, laughing as he told me about some funny incidents.

My gaze suddenly fixed on a photo of Alex with another man.

"Alex, do you know him?"

Alex saw me pointing at the man and smiled, "Oh, Seagull, he's my schoolmate."

I asked, confused, "Is Jason's alias 'Seagull'?"

"You know him?"

After a brief moment of surprise, Alex continued to smile, saying, "Seagull's real name is Jason. Can you believe it? Being in a foreign country, meeting a fellow countryman feels very comforting. And we were both studying medicine abroad at the time, so we interacted a lot and naturally became good friends. Seagull was very popular with the girls at school, but he didn't accept anyone's advances. He said he only liked a girl, who was back home."Aron coughed, like he was reminding Alex of something.

Alex seemed to realize he had said too much and stopped talking.

I pressed on. "Alex, is Jason really Seagull? What's his social media handle?"

Alex glanced at Aron, unsure if he should continue.

Aron sighed, "Go ahead, it's been so long. Jason meant well."

Alex then said, "I remember now, you do know him."

Alex told me that a year ago, when I first came to Seabreeze Harbor, Jason personally found him and asked Alex to take good care of me. That's why Aron's clinic posted that job ad, why I got an extra thousand dollars in my paycheck, and why the Hill Family treated me so well. It was all because of Jason's request. But he didn't want me to know it was him.

Aron said Ethan contacted them later, offering fifty thousand dollars to support me when I started my business.

I already knew about the fifty thousand dollars. What I didn't know was that Jason had also done so much behind the scenes. I never imagined that Jason was Seagull, the one who had silently cared for and supported me all these years. Thinking back, although I had never met Seagull, I had chatted with him a lot. His words and tone had already painted a picture of him in my mind. And Jason's gentle and elegant demeanor closely matched the image of Seagull I had in my heart.

I thought to myself, 'How could I be so foolish? I should have realized it sooner.'

It turned out all my good fortune was due to Jason's and Ethan's silent efforts behind the scenes.

Jason being Seagull was surprising, but it wasn't the most important thing on my mind right now.

Although I had left Starlight City, my heart was still there. But I didn't even have the courage to make a phone call, or rather, I didn't know if I should call Ethan. I could only follow the major media outlets in Starlight City, hoping to get some news about him. But there was nothing.

It had been ten days since I returned to Seabreeze Harbor, and during these ten days, I hadn't paid much attention to the company because my mind was preoccupied. I felt restless, unable to focus on anything. I couldn't eat, suffered from insomnia almost every night, and had a growing sense of foreboding that intensified with time.

Faris not only took care of all the household chores but also played with the kids and kept them happy. Honestly, I couldn't even bring myself to smile. Every time I heard the kids occasionally mention "Papa," my heart would skip a beat. On the twelfth night after returning to Seabreeze Harbor, I was awakened by the ringing of my phone.

Seeing the word "Darling" light up on the screen, I grabbed the phone and sat up in bed.

This was the first call Ethan had made to me since our divorce. And it was also the last call he ever made to me.