Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 454 Finally, My Sister Was Free

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After some lighthearted teasing, they finally seemed to remember I was still standing there and glanced up

at me

Amber shot me a sharp glare, her voice biting. "You cursed child, this is all your fault! It's because of you that Carter got hurt!"

At this point, I had gotten a good sense of Amber's fiery personality. I played along, acting innocent and deflecting the blame. "But I didn't expect Wisteria to attack me like that-I'm a victim here too!"

Amber turned to Dominic, and when he caught her fierce gaze, he instinctively rubbed his nose, trying to avoid the confrontation.

"That girl's a little unhinged," he muttered, deflecting the blame. "I told her not to hurt Chloe, but she did whatever she wanted. It's on her, not me."

Seeing Dominic's legs shake as if he might fall to his knees and beg Amber for mercy made me think this drama could go on forever. I feared they'd still be at it when night fell, so I interrupted. "Carter's asleep. He'll be hungry when he wakes up." Without another word, Amber tossed aside the bedsheet and started walking away. "I'll make him some nutritious soup to help him recover."

As soon as she left, Dominic's demeanor shifted. The change in his posture and the intense way he looked at me made it clear that he was no longer the calm, soft-spoken man from the photo.

If not for my connection to Carter, I might have believed he could kill me with one hand.

He was far more intimidating now-muscular and imposing.

It dawned on me that his physical transformation was all for Amber.

The Carlyns were clearly consumed by their own brand of love-struck madness.

a cigarette. "You're still brave enough to come back to me? You

calm. "I don't know who's in the right in the feud between the Carlyns and the Sanders. But what I do know is that my grandparents died at your hands, and the two Sanders brothers and I were at your mercy. Now only

my promises. Your father's gone, and

in the future. But our deaths were so tragic; it was not just the Carlyns'

a twisted amusement. "Little girl, you're laying it all out there,

my voice steady, "If Grandma didn't lie... yes, she wronged Mrs. Carlyn Senior by taking her away. But if Commander and his wife were the ones responsible for her humiliation and death, then our true enemy is

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narrowed his eyes. "What are you planning to

want to use your connections to find the truth. You have better access to information than

were going to

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hidden it well. In this legal system, without evidence, there's nothing they can do. Unless, of course, you bring us to your island for execution, like you did before. But I don't have that kind of power. And honestly, I don't want to hate you-I just want the truth. So, Mr.

I'll look into it too. The

curled on his lips, as if accepting

to take

as

relief. Finally, my

I could fully savor the moment, he spoke again, his tone colder. "I won't give you the old lady's ashes. She'll

had anticipated my

she's from the Sanders! She deserves to rest with her own family. Let me take some of her ashes back to the Sanders' cemetery, please, Mr. Carlyn. I'm begging

turned icy, his fury palpable. "She got what she deserved! Chloe, don't push your

my throat tight. He turned and started walking away, but after a few steps, he paused and glanced back at me. "However, you can take Josh's ashes" His towering figure disappeared