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.

champagne,

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I envy you. We're here to enjoy because of Yael, but you live like this every

for a 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

noticed a lot of people around me were curious

but she wasn't about to reveal anything that might harm

from a champagne

start, I quietly excused myself to use the restroom.

headed straight there. Based on the shadow I had seen earlier, I figured out which

on the

cold voice came from inside. I told you,

Whitney,"

remembering my voice. Are

"Yes, open the door."

followed by a click as it

Whitney again, the 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

anklets on her feet, adorned with tiny bells, making her look like a bird trapped in a cage. I couldn't help but feel sympathy

condition, she didn't deserve to be confined

why are you here?" she

You need help, right? There's no one around now. Just tell me the truth. I'll help you?

right to be cautious-it was only our second meeting, and

to her.

I came off too strong. I'm a woman, and I know how difficult things can be for

tension swept over us both. "Ms.

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didn't want to hide. If we got caught, it would be awkward, but nothing more. Hiding would only make things harder to explain Sull, she