Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 403 Are You Surprised?

Whitney had already handed me her phone. If I used it to contact someone outside, my chances of escape would greatly increase.

She clearly wanted me to leave, not to be trapped here like her.

Yet, deep down, a part of her still wanted to see me again.

Her emotions conflicted throughout the day.

I wiped her tears and made a gesture to her.

If we leave, we leave together.

"Leave?"

She shook her head. "He'll never let me go. I know too much. Even if I die, it will be by his side."

As expected, Whitney had completely lost the desire to escape. I shook my head and tried to tell her how beautiful the outside world was... "Since the world is so wonderful, you shouldn't stay here with me. Chloe, you must run if you get a

chance..."

Whitney was only 25, yet the light in her eyes resembled someone at the end of their life.

It shouldn't be this way.

I felt tears of frustration welling up. I wanted to speak, to reason with her, but no words would come.

The limitations of my sign language made it impossible to fully convey my thoughts.

Finally, I managed to tell her with gestures.

I won't leave you. I'll protect you. We'll get out of here together

Perhaps not wanting to upset me further, she nodded vaguely.

I sighed.

Her mind was trapped in the confines of the past 20 years. It wasn't something I could change in a day or two, nor with just a few words.

to show her that life held

who taught me that love still existed in this world, that I hadn't been abandoned, and that I was still cherished. Whitney, having

asked

had tried to kill me and I

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washed up. "She's Yael and

caught

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what had motivated her to care for him for

the mother of the Carlyn brothers

never referred to her as "mother" or anything familial, he always called

person was Amber to have treated her sons that way? Even Carter hadn't uncovered who Amber's husband was. Turned out she was married to the late patriarch of the Carlyns. Amber's desire to kill me as a member of the Carlyns made sense, but why would she show such care toward Carter? Was imagining

have ulterior motives

she wanted something, surely she would've taken

one mystery only

again, asking Whitney what else she knew about Amber.

her teeth and said, "She's

already

the Carlyn brothers. It's probably because of

a question on the fogged mirror. "Do you know her connection to the

her head. "I don't know. I didn't interact with her much. Honestly, even Yael and Taylor rarely see her. They're both afraid of her. She holds a high-ranking position in that organization. Those secrets are beyond my knowledge." Amber was

expression and tried to comfort me. "Chloe, be careful. She'll

I nodded.

my face, but I brushed my teeth and took a quick

in Whitney's sleepwear. it felt as if we had

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to me. Late at night, she would stand outside my

clothes and jumping out from hidden corners

of the Sander siblings, she was the most lively and cheerful