Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Billionaire Is 13

Let it go?

What had Carter ever let go of?

!

I was completely confused, and Luke's expression only darkened further.

Not far away, Anna stood proudly surrounded by the Sanders family. My mother, Tara, kept showering her with praise. "Anna, you're amazing. Just a few paintings, and you made billions. "Unlike Chloe, that useless girl. When she was little, her teachers said she had talent, but I never saw her produce anything worth mentioning. She's not even a fraction of what you are." Ethan chimed in, "By the way, has anyone heard from Chloe? I can't get through to her. That girl's getting more and more irresponsible, always making the family worry." I heard she went to Cloudville.

"I

"Dad, Mom, I told y

I told you a a long time ago not to spoil her so much. She made a mess of things and just took off without saying a word. She's so selfish. "Dad, Mom, Ethan, don't get too mad. Maybe Chloe just wanted some time to clear her head.

"When she comes back, you better make her apologize!

"If ask me, needs a good to learn her lesson."

Seeing Anna's fake, sweet face, I wanted to rip off that hypocritical mask of hers right then and there.

Everyone fell for her act. Not

I could tolerate my lover's betrayal, but I couldn't stand the cold, harsh words from my own family.

only did did they not doubt ther for a second, but they hung on her every word, completely trusting her.

I

months. How could she be so cruel to me? day, on Anna's Tara stormed into

I was Tara's daughter too-she carried me for nine

I had always loved painting. That one day, on Anna's

She yelled

canvases apart with her own

nearly died, and how I, heartless and ungrateful, continue painting as if nothing had happened? She called me

harbored resentment toward me for a long time. She

for everything without even trying to understand what had really happened. after I had died, they weren't in any hurry to find me. Instead, they were plotting to beat me up when I came back. touched I my face. Not a single tear, yet it hurt so

And now, even

some point, heavy snow started falling again. The white flakes drifted down, just like what I had seen right before I died. When would they finally

the events at the gallery were all over

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public's opinion was completely

benind hind Luke, watching as he scrolled through his

expect things to blow up like this. Maybe we should have the trending posts taken

Why should they be?" It

Tara who spoke up.

wore luxurious clothes, but her words were

did take credit for work that wasn't hers, and now that the truth's come out, she deserves it. If she didn't want this, she shouldn't have done it in the first place. Everyone's praising our Anna for being beautiful and kind. Why spend money to take

"Our Anna is going toks the more perfect Anna will seem. Controversy only brings more attention, and more people will know about Anna. In the future, she'll

Even after my

I

my reputation ruined, my family still wanted to squeeze out every last bit of value I had, using me to

painted, Tara would say I was wasting time, that I was selfish for not caring about the future of the Sanders family, and that I was throwing away

talent and success, even if it

It

no

betrayal of a lover, but nothing prepared me for the pain of being

turned her head toward Luke.

Luke, what

irritated before, but who do you think? Should we take down the trending posts? After all, Chloe is still your wife. If she

She brought this on herself. Leave it up. If she's embarrassed,