Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 452 Taylor, I Hope You Rot in Hell!

After everything with the Cailyns, I was beyond exhausted.

Wisteria's death seemed to lift a heavy burden 1 hadn't realized was still weighing on me.

Now, the only person who truly mattered to me was Carter. After I finished showering and changing. I found him wrapping up his bandages. Seeing the bandages wrapped tightly around his chest only deepened the pain in my heart.

"Carter...

He reached out to me, a silent invitation. "Come here.

I walked over and sat beside him as he pulled me onto his lap, wrapping his arms around me and resting his chin on my shoulder.

"Chloe, let me hold you.

"I'm sorry for worrying you again."

Even though it had only been one day, seeing the brutal violence of what had happened must have shaken

him deeply.

"As long as you're safe, that's all I care about."

"You're being silly. Dominic never meant to hurt me. It was me who got away without a scratch-you took the knife for me."

His fingers gently brushed my cheek. "Chloe, the more allies you have, the better your chances. Even Aunt Amber doesn't share much about that group. But if our fates are linked, if danger comes our way, Dominic and Aunt Amber will protect you.

"I just don't want to take chances. I want you to have a safety net."

I knew exactly what he meant.

I sighed, continuing, "The feud with the Carlyns may be over, but the organ trafficking operation is still active. Should we just let them get away with it?"

"Chloe, even if you report it to the police, it won't make a difference. Dominic isn't the leader of the whole operation. They're just part of the Snowville network, These kinds of groups are everywhere. The real power is hidden in the shadows. We don't even have enough proof to go after the Carlyns. And even if we did, what would we gain? You saw what happened to Sheila and Silas."

I fell quiet, remembering Sheila's tragic end.

The thought of Amber potentially facing the same fate was unbearable.

But even if they were gone, it wouldn't stop the bosses from making money. Dominic's place would quickly be taken by someone else.

We couldn't eliminate them all. In the spring, everything would just return to normal as if nothing

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hands of Commander and his

What Commander

only the did Carter begin to

the situation.

even the Carlyns don't know

hadn't let people humiliate Mrs. Carlyn Senior, or if she hadn't orchestrated the Carlyn family's destruction, they wouldn't have ended up this way. The Sanders wouldn't have been wiped out

clear that Commander

would have lived for her

without the hatred

know where this Commander is now. What's

place. The Commander either went into business or escaped abroad. With his connections and wealth he had, he's probably

telling the truth, but I still

face, Yael hiding under a tree, covering his head,

was Dominic-charming yet so obsessive-and the rest of the Carlyn family I hadn't

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Jake, Josh, Greg... so many faces tangled in this web of

But at this point, I couldn't help but wonder how the people

sleep soundly, trampling

help you with the investigation. You need

some ointment in his

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Taylor. I Hope You Rot in

just some bruises "I winced

car crash hadn't been too serious, but I had few scrapes

had been the one stabbed, yet he was the one

so I lay there, letting

are Zocy and

quickly, his focus on me

them? I'm worried

Finished

Dominic's plan, I wouldn't have found you so quickly. But don't worry.

didn't like

he risked his life for Zoey, I

sighed. They were