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.

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

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because of Yael, but you live like this every day,"

Her days of living as a high-profile heiress were long

people around me were curious about my background and

I didn't answer, they turned to Sadie, but she wasn't about to reveal anything that might

a champagne glass, but

about to start, I quietly excused myself to use the restroom. But instead, I slipped

pressed the elevator button and headed straight there. Based on the shadow I had seen earlier, I figured out which room she was

on the

came from inside. I told you,

Whitney," I

froze, obviously still remembering my voice.

"Yes, open the door."

door, followed by a

woman who had made such a strong impression on me the first time we met. In the cozy room, she wore

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

condition, she didn't deserve to be confined in such

why are

behind me. "Whitney, after we parted ways last time, I couldn't stop thinking about you. You need help, right? There's no one around now. Just tell me the truth. I'll help you? "Ms. Gardner, we

only our second meeting, and

to her.

too strong. I'm a woman, and I know how difficult things can be for us. Don't

tension swept over us both. "Ms. Gardner, you should hide,"

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we got caught, it would be awkward, but nothing more. Hiding would only make things harder to explain Sull, she was