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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Whitney was still waiting

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a soft sigh. "Alright, I won't

in, our eyes met. His gaze

out a white cloth, ready and waiting. Before I could react, he pressed it against my

"I'm sorry, Chloe."

I heard his

been a good person. Please forgive my selfishness. There will never be anyone more important to me than

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both found the experience novel. The dresses weren't

ombre layered fringe dress is perfect

the world. She didn't have

out

deep down, she was still a girl, and her innate love for beauty

At that moment, Whitney seemed alive -not a shell of a

of how she used to

seen her smile in a long time. She

"That one would look great on you too. You're so beautiful; you'd look amazing in

fingers. "I do not have to wear something like

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

expensive. I don't want it." Whitney shook her head

Whitney's financial situation. However, money

the emotionless money-making machine, who had taken over the Gardners' business

young age.

settlement, his remaining assets were still astronomical. On top of that, his company generated money every second of

concern for his daughter was simply giving her