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.

elegance, that sparked an unexplainable need to

his chest and the other around his

and I

So gentle.

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."

lips capturing mine with an intensity that left me breathless, as if

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

means a lot to me that you took the first step

the question that had been lingering in

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

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

saved me when I

to the Bolton Residence

the Boltons. So I assumed

the truth?"

his image, even as a kid. Your family, the Sanders, treated him so well. Of course, he wasn't going to ruin that by telling

anything?" I

"Chloe, my days at the Bolton Residence weren't

truth hit me like a wave. Back then, Carter was just an illegitimate child, living in the shadow of the legitimate

family standing. The Boltons didn't see him as one of their own, and Jeffrey barely

outsider at the Boltons,

Carter, he only mentioned that Carter was a solitary man with a short temper and advised me

Carter was

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

Adam never gave her any. She had such a sad life, so every year, I would bring her a bouquet

muttered. "You're quite

laughed softly, "Are you

realized how foolish

couldn't bring myself to look

was truly my savior, my feelings for him

you tell me sooner? You