Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

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Chapter 214 The Person Who Save Me Back Then

Chapter 214 The Person Who Save Me Back Then

Before my rebirth, Carter was known for being aloof and blunt in his words.

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After the rebirth, he acted so differently that I couldn't help but wonder if he had been taken over by someone with an opposite personality.

I wasn't sure if the warmth in the room was making me feel this way or if it was the softness in his eyes.

He simply gazed at me quietly, not making any move.

ne to make

The thought of the unfinished business from before came to mind. He was clearly waiting for me the first step.

Nicholas's words surfaced in my mind once more.

He said that life is short, and he doesn't want to have regrets.

In my past life, I carried those regrets to the grave. This time, I'm determined not to let history repeat. itself.

I am not Chloe, and he is not my Uncle Carter.

Although my feelings for him haven't blossomed into love, I find that I don't shy away from his touch.

Yes, the world may be full of people like Ashley and Luke, men who only bring heartbreak.

But then there's Nicholas, a reminder that good men still exist, offering a glimpse of something better.

I refuse to let one terrible person make me give up on everyone else. It wouldn't be fair to me, and wouldn't be fair to Carter.

Gathering my courage. I pushed the blanket aside and willingly perched on his lap, meeting his eyes up close.

It felt unreal like I was trapped in a dream.

The man who had once been the untouchable Uncle Carter in my mind was now my rightful husband.

His face was stunningly perfect, his long lashes unexpected for a man, his pale complexion noble yet

distant.

about him, his cold elegance, that sparked an unexplainable need to

one hand resting on his chest and the other around his neck,

and I leaned in, brushing my lips against

So gentle.

my face burning. "I. I kissed you," I stammered. He chuckled warmly. "Darling, what you just did barely counts as a peck. Let

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feels like."

an intensity that left me breathless, as if he intended to

force of his kiss, and I melted into his

me by the waist, his voice soft and lingering, "Chloe, it means a lot to me that you took the first

having feelings for me?" I asked the question that had been lingering in my

say for sure. Maybe it was the first time I saved you, that moment left a mark on me. Or perhaps it was when you were ten, and you tumbled into my arms, grinning and saying you'd marry me one day." I can barely recall events from so long ago. Anna

and the Boltons grew closer. Back then, we weren't engaged yet, and like most kids our age, we were more interested in having fun than worrying about

saved me when I was eight?" I

it was? Luke? When you came to the Bolton Residence to thank me, you grabbed his hand and thanked him instead. Do

of the Boltons. So I assumed it was him. But

the truth?"

his image, even as a kid. Your family, the Sanders, treated him so well. Of

you? Why didn't you say anything?" I pressed, searching

out a quiet sigh. "Chloe, my days at the

was just an illegitimate child, living in

no mother to protect him and no strong family standing. The Boltons didn't see him as

outsider at the Boltons, so how could he possibly stand up to

when I once asked Luke about Uncle Carter, he only mentioned that Carter was

clear that Carter was

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own child, and even sacrificed her life in a car accident for me. I

she was alive, but Adam never gave her any. She had such a sad

"You're quite

softly, "Are you feeling

wasn't jealousy, but I realized how

to look

truly my savior, my feelings for him shied a

you tell me sooner?