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.

cold elegance, that sparked an unexplainable need

his chest and the other

tilted his head down willingly, and I leaned in, brushing my lips against

So gentle.

I pulled back almost instantly, my face burning. "I. I kissed you," I stammered. He chuckled warmly. "Darling, what you

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feels like."

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

drained from me under the force of his kiss, and I melted into his arms, resting

lingering, "Chloe, it means a lot to me that you took the

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

then said thoughtfully, "I can't 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 disappeared when she was

Sanders and the Boltons grew

saved me when I was eight?"

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

i t was the son of the Boltons. So I assumed it was him.

the truth?"

his head, a wry smile playing on his lips. "Luke has always cared a lot about his image, even as a kid. Your family, the Sanders, treated him so well.

didn't you say anything?"

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

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

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

always seen as an outsider at the Boltons, so how could he

sense now why, when I once asked Luke about Uncle Carter, he only mentioned that Carter was a solitary man

that Carter was pushed aside

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for me. She felt sorry for me not having a mother, treated me like her own child, and even sacrificed her life in

never gave her any. She had such a sad

muttered. "You're

laughed softly, "Are you feeling

wasn't jealousy, but I realized how foolish my earlier thoughts

myself to look him in

that he was truly my savior, my feelings for him

didn't you tell me