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.

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

on his chest and the other around his neck,

head down willingly, and I leaned in,

So gentle.

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

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feels like."

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

from me under the force of his kiss, and

his voice soft and lingering, "Chloe, it means a lot to me that

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

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 five, and

followed, I became the most cherished child in the family, living a carefree life. After being saved by Luke, the Sanders and the Boltons

You're the one who saved me when I was eight?" I

finger. "Who else did you think it was? Luke? When you came to the Bolton Residence to thank me, you grabbed his hand and thanked him instead. Do you have any idea

only knew i t was the son of the

the truth?"

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

anything?" I

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

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

standing. The Boltons didn't see him as one of their own,

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

only mentioned that Carter was a solitary man with a

was pushed aside

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a mother, treated me like her own child, and even sacrificed her life in a car accident for me. I owe her everything. "Why did you give her roses?" I

had such a sad life, so every year, I would bring her a bouquet when I went

"You're quite

laughed softly, "Are you

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

to look him

truly my savior,

tell me sooner? You made