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 take

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

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

So gentle.

He chuckled warmly. "Darling,

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feels like."

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

sleep, the energy drained from me under the force of his kiss, and I

and lingering, "Chloe, it means a lot to me that you took the first step and kissed

when did you start having feelings for me?" I asked the

it was when you were ten, and

carefree life. After being saved by Luke, the Sanders and the Boltons grew closer. Back then, we weren't

minute. You're the one who saved me

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 how

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

the truth?"

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. Of course, he wasn't going to ruin that by

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

"Chloe, my days at the Bolton

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

mother to protect him and no strong family standing. The Boltons didn't see him as one of their own,

as an outsider at the Boltons, so

Luke about Uncle Carter, he only mentioned that Carter was a

was pushed

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

a sad life, so every year, I

"You're quite

softly, "Are you feeling

realized how foolish my earlier thoughts had

myself to look him

savior,

you tell me sooner?