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.

wines, candles, champagne, pastries, and seafood. My classmates were in awe,

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of Yael, but you

for a moment. Her days of living as a high-profile heiress were long over, and she wasn't sure how

a lot of people around me were curious about my

turned to Sadie, but she wasn't about to reveal anything

pretended to sip from a champagne glass, but I didn't

dance was about to start, I quietly excused myself to use the restroom.

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

on

came from inside. I told you, I'm

me, Whitney,"

froze, obviously still remembering my voice. Are you

"Yes, open the door."

sounded from the door, followed by

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

condition, she didn't

are you here?" she

thinking about you. You need help, right? There's no one around now. Just tell

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

to her.

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

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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caught, it would be awkward, but nothing more. Hiding would only make things harder to explain Sull, she was scared and didn't give me a