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

hand resting on his chest and the other

his head down willingly, and I leaned in, brushing

So gentle.

chuckled warmly. "Darling, what you just did barely counts as a peck. Let me show you

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feels like."

mine with an intensity that left me breathless, as

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

me by the waist, his voice soft and lingering, "Chloe, it means a lot to me

having feelings for me?" I asked the question that

you were ten, and you tumbled

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

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

"Who else did you think it was? Luke? When you came to the Bolton Residence to thank me, you grabbed

was the son of the Boltons. So I assumed it was him. But

the truth?"

"Luke has always cared a lot about his image, even as a kid. Your family, the Sanders, treated him

say anything?" I pressed,

let out a quiet sigh. "Chloe, my days at the

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

Boltons didn't see him as one of their own, and Jeffrey

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

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

that Carter was pushed

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only my sister-in-law, Esther, truly cared for me. 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

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

"You're quite

laughed softly, "Are

jealousy, but I realized how foolish my

to look him in

he was truly my savior, my feelings for him shied a

you tell me sooner? You