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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between us was palpable, with sparks practically flying

Yael's timid voice broke the standoff. "Chloe, could

forgotten about

flexed his wrist. "Chloe's hand is injured. I'll handle

Finished

his dark eyes didn't seem like he was about to gently apply ointment. More like he was planning to rub salt into the wounds instead. Sensing the danger, Yael hesitated.

family. As your cousin, I must help my dear

emphasizing the word cousin with a

situation felt

to Yael's injuries, all while calling him his

ointment and approached Yael. "Where are you

shirt halfway off when Carter abruptly clamped a hand over my

petty jealousy was downright adorable.

hand and pulled her along with me. She probably had a lot she wanted to say

anyway.

stepped out of the room, a wailing "Ouch!" echoed from behind

was surprisingly resilient, but I couldn't help wondering, "Had

scene of Carter casually slicing off someone's finger at the Gardner Residence without so much as a flinch, I almost forgot-he

angel, but to

fair, while his life had been hard, he did drag me to that island, starve me for days,

lingered on me, a

is all my fault,

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

tell her that my

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I could before the end? That was a victory

I could save Whitney, I'd have no

my life? I never wanted

Finished

over the smallest things. Our brothers would take turns comforting her, but I was the one she

those days were long

three brothers, only Greg remained. As for me, the sister she once knew had become someone

stroked her cheek gently. "Because I promised I'd never let 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 day? Every day after we