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.

candles, champagne, pastries, and seafood. My

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

were long over, and she wasn't sure how long she could

a lot of people around me were curious about my background and

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

sip from a champagne glass,

I quietly excused myself to use

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

knocked-gently on the

voice came from inside. I

me, Whitney," I

my

"Yes, open the door."

soft chime sounded from the door, followed by a click as it

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

feet, adorned with tiny bells, making

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

Gardner, why are you here?" she

about you. You need help, right? There's no one around now. Just tell me the truth. I'll help you? "Ms. Gardner, we barely know each other. Why would you be so

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

to her.

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

a wave of tension swept

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would be awkward, but nothing more. Hiding would only make things harder to