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.

start to show her that

back to life, revenge consumed my thoughts. It was Carter who taught me that love still existed in this world, that I hadn't been abandoned,

asked me about Amber

Amber had tried to

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spoke as she washed up. "She's Yael

caught

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what had motivated

was the mother of the Carlyn

Yael's reaction. He'd never referred to her as "mother" or anything familial, he always

What kind of 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.

she have ulterior motives

wanted something, surely she would've

one mystery only seemed to

else she knew about Amber. What kind of person was she in Whitney's

from brushing her teeth and said, "She's

already suspected

the Carlyn brothers. It's probably because

the fogged mirror.

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 very likely the

and tried to comfort me. "Chloe, be careful. She'll definitely show up at

I nodded.

toiletries. I didn't clean my face, but

felt as

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had stopped sleeping with our parents but would often cling to me. Late at night, she would stand outside

wearing my clothes and jumping out

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