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.

him, his cold elegance, that

chest and the other around his neck, I

willingly, and I leaned

So gentle.

my face burning. "I. I kissed you," I stammered. He chuckled warmly. "Darling, what you

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feels like."

his lips capturing mine with an intensity

me under the force of his kiss, and

waist, his voice soft and lingering, "Chloe, it means a lot

asked the question that had been lingering in

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 I was

the Boltons

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

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

murmured, "I only knew i t was the son of the Boltons. So I assumed

the truth?"

as

anything?" I pressed, searching

days at the Bolton Residence weren't as perfect as you

was just an illegitimate

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

was always seen as an outsider at the Boltons, so

he only mentioned that Carter was a solitary man with

that Carter was

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

was alive, but Adam never gave her any. She had such a sad life, so every year, I would

muttered. "You're quite

laughed softly, "Are

wasn't jealousy, but I realized how foolish my

couldn't bring myself to look him in the

was truly my savior, my

me sooner?