Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chap ee Coins The Carlyn Residen, perched on the mountainside, stunning and elegant, with every corner drawing admiration from my classmates

A webart, "This heaven de honge. Do you live here with Mr. Taylor?

"Will we be interrupting your family

"Not at all they're excited to have so many classmates over for my birthday," he said with a laugh.

I pressed further, your brother married?

tot yet, but he does have someone he cares about"

"I saw him with a girl named Whitney before. Is the his girlfriend?"

Watchers Yard closely as I asked.

"Yes, Taylor likes Whitney, but her health isn't great. She can't handle the wind, so she stays inside most of the time the weaks out sometimes, which makes my brother angry." shack by how casually Yarl spoke about it, making me wonder if I had misjudged him.

"What illness does Whitney have? Her face looked so pale when I saw her."

"She has a heart condition. Taylor's very protective of her, afraid that anything might trigger it. That's why he keeps her indoors all the time"

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Just then, I caught a glimpse of a woman standing by the window on the top floor. Most of her body was Judden behind the curtains, so I couldn't get a good look.

"Wow, Yael, your house is amazing! You're so low-key, always taking the subway. If we hadn't seen it, we wouldn't have imagined you lived in such a villa!" a classmate exclaimed. Sadie snorted. "His villa is just average."

She might not have had the wealth of an heiress anymore, but she still wanted to appear like she did.

Yael remained calm and smiled, "Yes, it's nothing compared to the Gardners. Come inside, it's too cold out

here."

I shifted my attention away from the woman on the top floor, though Yael's explanation seemed flawless. I still wanted to see Whitney for myself.

was lavishly decorated, filled with red wines, candles, champagne, pastries, and seafood.

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because of

moment. Her days of living as a high-profile heiress were long over, and she wasn't sure how long she could keep up this carefree

around me were curious about my

Sadie, but she

pretended to sip from a

to start, I quietly excused myself to

on the fourth floor, so I pressed the elevator button and headed straight there. Based

knocked-gently on the

voice came from inside. I told you,

Whitney," I

my voice. Are you

"Yes, open the door."

followed by a click as it

woman who had made such a strong impression on me the first time we met. In the cozy room, she wore a thin-strapped nightgown that revealed her

silver anklets on her feet, adorned with tiny bells, making her look like a bird trapped in a

a heart condition, she didn't deserve to be confined in

are you

now. Just tell me the truth. I'll help you? "Ms. Gardner, we barely know each other. Why would you be so

our second meeting, and I probably

to her.

I came off too strong. I'm a woman, and I know how difficult things can be for us. Don't worry. I'm not after anything. I just want to

could finish, we heard footsteps coming up the stairs, and a wave of tension swept over us both. "Ms. Gardner, you should hide,"

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awkward, but nothing more. Hiding would only make things