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

the canvases apart

nearly died, and how I, heartless and ungrateful, continue painting

resentment toward me for a long time. She thought I should've been the one to disappear,

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 much

And now, even

like what I

gallery were all over the news. Both Anna and

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public's opinion was completely

as he scrolled through his phone. The deeper he

"Luke, I didn't expect things to blow

should they

Tara who spoke up.

clothes, but her words were as cold

beautiful and kind. Why spend money to take down a trending topic

this, she held Anna's hand. "Our Anna is going toks the more perfect Anna will seem. Controversy only brings more attention, and more people will know about

Even after my

I

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

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

and success, even if

It

turned out Tara never hated painting-she just loved Anna, and no matter what

had survived the betrayal of a lover, but nothing prepared me for the pain of being backstabbed by my

head toward Luke.

Luke, what

had been a little irritated before, but who do you think? Should we take down the trending posts? After all, Chloe

Leave it up. If she's embarrassed, she can