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

resting on his chest and the other around his

and I

So gentle.

I kissed you," I stammered. He chuckled warmly. "Darling, what you just did

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feels like."

I could respond, he leaned in again, his lips capturing mine with an intensity that left me breathless, as if

under the force of his kiss, and I melted into his arms, resting weakly against his

me by the waist, his voice soft and lingering, "Chloe, it means a

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

me. Or perhaps it was when you were ten, and you tumbled into my arms, grinning and saying you'd marry me

being saved by Luke, the Sanders and the Boltons grew closer. Back then, we weren't engaged yet,

minute. You're the one who saved me when I was eight?" I asked,

came to the Bolton Residence to thank me, you grabbed his hand and thanked

the son of the Boltons. So I assumed it was him. But why didn't

the truth?"

about his image, even as a kid. Your family, the Sanders,

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

quiet sigh. "Chloe, my days at the Bolton Residence weren't as

then, Carter was just an illegitimate child, living in the shadow

and no strong family standing. The Boltons didn't see him as one of their own, and Jeffrey barely paid

Boltons, so how could he possibly stand up

only mentioned that Carter was a solitary man with a short

Carter was pushed

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having a mother, treated me like her own child, and even sacrificed her life in a

alive, but Adam never gave her any. She had such a sad life, so every year, I would bring her a bouquet when I went to visit

"You're quite

"Are

how foolish my earlier thoughts

to look

my savior, my feelings for him shied

you tell me sooner? You