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.

about him, his cold elegance,

and the

willingly, and I

So gentle.

moment was fleeting. I pulled back almost instantly, my 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

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feels like."

with an intensity that left me

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

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

asked the question that had been lingering in

then said 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

Luke, the Sanders and the Boltons grew closer. Back then, we weren't engaged yet, and like most kids our age, we were more interested in

the one who saved me when I was

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

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

the truth?"

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

anything?" I pressed, searching his face for

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

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

him and no strong family standing. The Boltons didn't see him as one

outsider at the Boltons, so how could he

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

was

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Boltons, 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

sad life, so every year, I would bring her a

muttered. "You're

laughed softly, "Are you feeling

wasn't jealousy, but I realized how

bring myself to look him

my savior, my feelings

me sooner? You made