Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Billionaire Is 27

Chapter 27 Truth

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27 Truth

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Luke slept off his hangover until the afternoon, waking up groggily. Before even opening his eyes, he absentmindedly traced the smooth skin of the woman beside him, softly murmuring, "Chloe ..."

But when he opened his eyes and saw who it was, he jumped back in shock, shoving Anna away.

"What are you doing here?"

I sat at the nearby table, gently swinging my legs, calmly watching this spectacle unfold.

When I saw this scene again, I felt calm indifference rather than fury.

As sunlight poured in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, I noticed my body had faded slightly.

I began to understand why, even in death, I remained tethered to Luke. Perhaps it was because I had spent so much of my life entangled with this man.

Even after all the hurt, I couldn't easily let him go.

My attachment ran too deep, binding my soul to his side against my will.

But as I saw his true nature, the restless bitterness within me started to fade away.

I realized that the day I truly let go of him would be the day I vanished from this world completely.

On the bed, Anna put on a pitiful expression. Luke's first instinct upon seeing her was to push her away, and her sad look only deepened.

"Luke, when you left last night, you looked upset, so I came to check on you. But you were drunk and mistook me for Chloe. We..."

Luke rubbed his forehead, his face contorting in discomfort as if he regretted being with Anna.

I couldn't help but find it laughable. If a man is truly drunk, he won't be able to get it up.

than the last.

Chloe. I didn't. But you were drunk, calling out her name over and over, and I couldn't bear to see you like that, so I ..." Unable to stand her tears, Luke pulled her into his arms. "This

against his chest, a faint, victorious smile playing on

when Chloe comes back, you should focus

kind. How could I not

for a while longer before Luke finally

overslept, he angrily dialed

didn't you remind me? I missed my flight because of

and Anna's relationship was more than

guess what had happened between them, and he wasn't about

last night, and I didn't want to disturb

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useless

my flight through the

"Yes, Mr. Bolton."

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holding his hand, suggested, "Luke, let me go with you this time. I want to apologize to Chloe in

"If Chloe were as understanding as you, she wouldn't

you two just talk, you'll work things out." Anna knew exactly what to say to hit Luke where it hurt, repeatedly

on her

I called a friend last night," Anna began, carefully watching Luke's reaction. "Turns out, he knows the guy Chloe was dancing

area. Many women get hooked after one night with him and willingly throw themselves into being his mistress,

mind replaying the scene from the video: Chloe pressed close

Luke! You're hurting

"Sorry."

got up from the bed, heading straight

watched his back, a satisfied smile

of them boarded a flight to Longport. Longport and Cloudville were neighboring cities, but getting to Cloudville from there meant

Luke; pampered as he was, he still chose the difficult route just to find me

seat, legs propped up, enjoying the mountain scenery while silently mocking this

records, he'd have known I

he trusted Anna completely, never once suspecting she'd misled him

getting to see