Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 405 Can You Bear to Leave Me?

Ever since being schemed by Damian, every day had been filled with anxiety, and I'd been desperate to see Carter again.

Last night, we parted so quickly that I didn't even get a good look at him.

He had cleaned himself up just to see me. The stubble from the video call was gone and every strand of his hair was perfectly styled.

He didn't want me to see him looking disheveled, but I could still tell he'd lost weight.

In just a few short days, his features had become sharper and his entire presence radiated an intense aura.

I reached out to brush away the shadow clouding his brow. I wanted to call his name, but no sound would

come out.

"Chloe, come with me. I can't leave you with the Carlyns anymore," he said.

I shook my head and grabbed his phone, typing out a message.

"Whitney has a chip implanted somewhere in her body. I don't know the exact location. Also, the Sander residence is rigged with explosives. If we want to take Whitney, we need to solve these two problems first

Carter pulled me into a tight embrace. "Chloe, we'll deal with Whitney later. Taylor hasn't hurt her after all. these years, which means he's not planning to hurt her anytime soon. But you're different-if you're discovered, it's a dead end for you."

He spoke with logical calmness. "We've fought so hard to get to this point. Chloe, I know you can't bear to leave Whitney, but can you bear to leave me?"

In the dim, warm light, his icy expression was replaced by a desperate plea.

I silently mouthed his name. "Carl."

Conflicting emotions tore at me.

If it were anyone else from the Sanders, I wouldn't hesitate to leave.

But it was Whitney. She was a victim, too.

I thought about the excitement in her eyes when I returned last night. She wanted me to escape, yet at the same time, she didn't want me to leave her behind.

I understood Carter's concern for me.

He would risk his life to ensure I survived. If anything happened to me, he'd lose his mind.

He didn't know I had already lost the Stone of Duality. My fate would no longer transfer to him.

Every moment I stayed with the Carlyns felt like dancing on the edge of a blade. Perhaps fate would have its way after all, and I would end up dying at their hands. My rationality told me to leave and to get as far away from them as possible.

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Chapter 405 Can You Bear to Leave Me?

still waiting

doesn't allow for perfection. I couldn't

him and I also

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child? Come home with me. We'll have

familiar rhythm of his heartbeat. I stayed silent, giving him neither a reply

suffering, but hadn't he waited 20 years

one of them

please don't

pleaded with

out a soft sigh. "Alright, I won't

to give in, our eyes met. His

out a white cloth, ready and waiting. Before I

"I'm sorry, Chloe."

losing consciousness, I heard

to me than you. I can't let you risk your life." Darkness swallowed my vision, and my

first time,

for me

lady, leaving Carter free to carry me away from the bustling

Neither of them had attended

Gardners, Zoey

spend money or enjoy herself and

her rebirth, she was determined to make the most of

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found the experience novel. The dresses weren't

"Whitney, this ombre layered fringe dress is perfect for you. You'd look absolutely

world. She didn't have the time or energy to care about fashion

out clothes like

girl, and

eyes as she admired the dresses. At that moment, Whitney seemed alive -not a shell of a person, but a real, breathing human

reminded him of how she used to smile

hadn't seen her smile in a long time. She used

look great on you too. You're so beautiful;

"I do not

often, and we'll have so much fun together. Let me

it's too expensive. I don't want it." Whitney

financial situation. However, money

Bill, the emotionless money-making machine, who had taken

young age.

and the hefty settlement, his remaining assets were still astronomical. On top of that, his company

for his daughter was simply giving