Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

19 Wed, Dec

Chapter

252 Baby, I'm Jealous

Chapter 252 Baby, I'm Jealous

As soon as I stopped speaking, they both turned their eyes on me. "Why would you think that?"

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"If Anna was just jealous and killed me, that would be one thing. But why did they have to skin me and shatter my bones? Why couldn't I have died intact? I clearly remember seeing my body in the stone chamber, and then several people arrived, including a Auntarian man!"

Carter furrowed his brow. "From what I understand of Auntari culture, before liberation, there were practices of human sacrifice, using human skin for banners, and bones for crafts, even embedding living children in building foundations. So your suspicion isnt without merit."

Just hearing about these practices could chill anyone to the bone.

Luke's hands were clammy, and he swallowed hard, perhaps thinking about the fact that he had once been intimate with Anna, a woman capable of such horror. He seemed scared.

He wiped his palms with a wet towel, then looked at Carter. "Uncle Carter, what should we do now?"

We need to protect Chloe well until we understand the full intentions of these people. Let's pause our direct investigations. Ill have Damian look into this under the guise of car repairs. With the New Year and Anna's upcoming wedding, they likely won't act immediately. But...

Carter looked at Luke. "Anna has been clinging to you, which means she has plans for our family. You don't need to be overly friendly but don't cut ties either. It's partly because of you that Chloe suffered. I hope you can make things right and uncover who's behind Anna." Luke was visibly frightened but appeared to have resolved something as he looked up again, his expression firm.

"I know what I must do."

"Be cautious around Anna."

"Understood."

"It's late, let's eat. We shouldn't let the

remained uneasy for a long

the enemy was nearby yet

has plotted for years. Rushing could be risky. We need to remain composed. leaned

is a pillar of strength, bringing peace in

Jeffrey, and he sighed deeply as he looked at the empty seat next to

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Baby,

were still with us, our family would truly be

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not look at me, his grip tightening on his fork as he muttered, "It's all my fault. I failed to

you're married to Alisa, let her move

set down his fork.

you two just postponed your wedding because of Chloe's funeral. You can't keep delaying. I know you don't like her much, but I can see she likes you" Jeffrey advised earnestly, "The past can't be changed, but you can manage the present. Choose a good day to welcome her, don't let her end

food to my plate, ignoring

me and asked, "Zoey, what do you

I

tell if it was just my

be involved with

cunning, and Sheila seemed too

she had even a fraction of Anna's cunning, she would not still be struggling