Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 427 Cousin

After explaining everything, I felt a weight lift off chest.

my

asn't thrilled with how

Keeping it a secret from him had been eating away at me with guilt. While Carter things.turned out, he seemed resigned. At this point, all we could do was take it one step at a time. It was as if this had been written into our fate.

Carter's plan to trade lives had been discovered in its final days, and I had disrupted it.

Nothing had changed. Destiny was impossible to rewrite.

Perhaps this was my fate-to meet an untimely end in every lifetime.

I used to have so many regrets, but being reunited with him again made everything else seem trivial. For now, we were still together, and that was enough.

My only lingering regret was not being able to leave behind a shared child with Carter. I couldn't help but wonder what our child would've been like.

If only I had more time, I would've loved to have a baby-a symbol of us.

When we returned to the living room, I learned Amber had gone to her room to catch up on sleep. The family doctor was busy tending to Taylor's wounds.

Whitney, meanwhile, stood silently by a potted plant, lost in thought.

The sound of my footsteps seemed to wake her from her reverie. She quickly turned toward me.

"Chloe, you're hurt, aren't you?"

Her eyes landed on my wrist. "This is because of me, isn't it? How could you be so foolish? You cut yourself! If something happened to you, what would I do? I wouldn't want to live anymore!" She knew all too well that someone like Amber wouldn't let her off so easily.

If Amber were so easy to deal with, Whitney wouldn't have spent 20 years trapped by Taylor's side.

Amber couldn't possibly be serious about letting her go just because of a few words I'd said.

Results that appeared effortless were often the result of someone silently bearing the burden behind the

scenes.

Not wanting to upset Whitney, I gently reassured her, "It's okay. It didn't hurt at all. I just accidentally nicked myself." Taylor let out a cold laugh. "You went through all that trouble, didn't you?"

I shot him a smile. "Not as much as you."

Taylor smirked. "Ha."

I responded, "Ha-ha."

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with sparks practically flying through the

broke the standoff. "Chloe, could you help me apply

forgotten about the poor

his wrist. "Chloe's hand is

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ominously, and the chilling look in his dark eyes didn't seem like he was about to gently apply ointment. More like

"We're family. As your cousin, I must help my dear little

cousin with a

whole situation felt

injuries, all while calling him

and approached

shirt halfway off when Carter abruptly clamped a hand over my eyes. "Chloe, be good and step outside. Don't

petty jealousy was downright adorable. I chuckled.

me. She probably had a lot she wanted to say

anyway.

as we stepped out of the room, a wailing

kid was surprisingly resilient, but I couldn't help wondering,

Carter casually slicing off someone's finger at the Gardner Residence without so

Carter was an angel, but to everyone

was somewhat pitiable. Though, to be fair, while his life had been hard, he did drag me to that island, starve me for days, and make me kneel for an entire day. A little suffering on his end wouldn't hurt. I've always believed in clear boundaries when

the hallway, Whitney's gaze lingered

is all my fault,

this." I said softly. "Don't be sad. A small injury for me is worth your freedom- it's

that my time was running

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I could before the end? That was a

save Whitney, I'd

you step into my life? I never wanted to

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little sister would burst into tears over the smallest things. Our brothers would take turns comforting her, but

those days were long

As for me, the

go of your hand again. Whitney, you're only 25-you've got a long road ahead. Remember how happy you were watching the show that