Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Even after Her Death

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Chapter 476 The Dead Won't Know

Before I had a chance to respond, Whitney's sharp eyes shifted directly to Alisa's face.

Alisa settled beside me, gently holding my hand. "I've noticed you haven't been eating much lately. Grandpa and Uncle Carter are so worried about you-they probably already figured it out. There's no need to feel shy about it. When I was pregnant, I went through the same thing. At first, I didn't feel anything, but soon after, I was nauseous every single day. Thankfully things improved after the first three months."

"Yeah, I can barely handle oily food these days. I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you," I said, politely refusing.

Other than Jeffrey, Carter, and Whitney, there was no one else I trusted.

The food I ate was carefully prepared by a chef Carter had hired, so I used the excuse of pregnancy to turn down Alisa's offer.

Alisa asked eagerly, "How many months along are you? My baby will have someone to play with once they arrive!"

"It's still a bit early," I replied.

Alisa beamed with joy. "It's incredible how things work out. When you were with my brother, I always

thought he didn't deserve you. Now, you're not just my sister-in-law-you're family. It feels like fate brought us together."

"That's true."

"Since you're a first-time mom, you might not know everything. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. Oh, and I'll bring you some oil later."

I raised an eyebrow in confusion. "What oil?"

"It's to help avoid stretch marks. Think about it-you're still young and stunning. If you get pregnant and end up with marks everywhere, it could look unpleasant. It might even affect how close you are to your partner. Men are more visual than they admit. They may say they don't mind, but they do deep down."

I gave a small smile and said, "Alright, I'll trust you on that."

"We're family after all."

Once she left, Whitney carefully moved the chicken soup aside. "Chloe, you shouldn't drink that."

I nodded. "I know."

In this situation, I wasn't about to risk drinking something I wasn't sure about.

Soon enough, Alisa had someone bring over a bunch of items.

I pretended to be tired and asked for some rest, and Alisa didn't press the issue.

Once the door was closed, I took a quick look at what she had sent-pregnancy skincare products, essential oils, and a few parenting books.

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The

""Got it, Chloe."

the sunset. "How was

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feeling completely drained, "I'm really tired. My appetite's still off, but I'm throwing up less and managed to eat a bit more than yesterday." "Chloe, you're amazing,"

some skincare products. I've already given them to

"Alright."

went on. "Any

of her entering or leaving

easy route, she could have come in

and the injuries on his body were

Asurgical knife?

"Luther! He's an orthopedic surgeon. He mentioned performing surgery that night-could it

and me on several

surgery was only ten minutes apart from the victim's time of death. Ten minutes isn't enough for him to

Luther? Could it

the evidence gathered at the scene, it

Not Taylor, not Luther.

it truly

all this trouble just to send

stay home and focus on the baby. I've already assigned

be big, but nothing

buzzed, and he glanced at the

with the skincare products.

was being

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There's nothing wrong with that. You

and said, "I

after several days of searching, there was still no word about Wisteria. Carter

showed up to pay her respects, she'd be caught

vanished, like a mouse hiding deep underground, never to be

caught, I couldn't shake the unease in

improve, and my face looked a little fuller. Whitney, however, was a different story. She was constantly waiting

for news, her hope fading with each passing

eyes. Whitney had always been delicate, and

day that passed, the likelihood

deep down that Taylor's family might have been lost at sea, but she just couldn't bring

and feeling exhausted, I drifted off to sleep, but the heavy rain

looked around, only to find Carter still working

study, I saw that he was indeed caught up in a video

let out a sigh. Not only was Carter managing his own responsibilities, but he had also taken on the affairs of Boltons and was sorting out the chaos Bill left behind for

endlessly packed, while my pregnancy kept

asleep.