Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 514 Fate Has Run Its Course

"Carl, I'm here. I've been here all along."

I pressed my face against his. Can he feel me?

He knelt on the ground, his usual elegance and dignity nowhere to be seen. He looked utterly exhausted

even.

"Carl, it's raining. Please go inside. You'll catch a cold."

He had already lost so much weight. If he got sick on top of that, even the strongest immune system wouldn't help.

And if he fell ill, who would take care of our children?

As if fate enjoyed mocking me, the moment the thought crossed my mind, Carter suddenly collapsed forward.

"Carl!"

Instinctively, I reached out to catch him.

However, he fell right through me, crashing onto the wet ground.

"Somebody, help! Save Carl!"

I screamed until my voice was raw, but no one could hear me. I could only watch, helpless, as he lay unconscious before me.

"Carl... Carl...

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Kneeling in the rain, I pleaded with the heavens.

Please, if you must take someone, take me. Just spare Carl and our children. I don't care if I never wake

up again, or if I can only stay by their side as a spirit-as long as they are safe and well.

At last, Damian arrived. Seeing Carter unconscious on the ground, he strode over in alarm.

"Mr. Carter!"

"Damian, help him, please!"

Damian lifted Carter onto his back and carried him inside. The doctor's diagnosis confirmed he was

simply too weak-he hadn't rested in days, and the cold rain had only made things worse.

That night, he developed a fever.

When the doctor prepared to administer an injection to bring it down, Carter suddenly woke up, stopping him.

just a fever-reducing

voice was weak, but

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life is still hanging by a thread, and the little ones are

the children would soften him-fter all, they

a split second something like resentment flickered in his

even glanced at the children after

the honest man, couldn't hide his disapproval. "But Mr. Carter, they're the children Ms. Chloe gave her life to bring into this world. They're your flesh

always been a man of cold, singular devotion. He gave all his love to me-and not even his

have someone take

"And what about you?"

sick, maybe I'll be able to see

So that's

forcing his body into a fevered state-just

bring him closer to me. Luke and Grandma had both seen me when they were at their weakest. He was testing if the same would happen

I whispered,

hearing something impossible, he turned toward

threw back the blanket and lunged toward me, arms

I reached for him, too-just like I always

we were like two souls from different worlds, separated by life

collapsed

doctor thought his fever was making him delirious Damian, however, seemed to understand something. Without a word, he dismissed the doctor and quietly closed the door, leaving us alone. "Carl," I whispered, stepping closer

trembling hand reaching out as if

what I looked like to him now. Did

those stories about spirits who had died tragically-their tongues

I didn't look that

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you were still here,"

a small smile. "Carl, I

spared them a

it anyway-hoping to

stiffened. "Are they

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has such incredible genes. Of course, our babies are beautiful." Then, gently, I asked, "Carl, won't you go see

to," he

cold, distant. "Every time I look at them, I see you-covered in blood. Chloe, I can't accept losing you. I'm afraid... that if I

His

darkened with an almost manic intensity. "I'd rather they had never existed. I just want you back." Hearing

remember how he once told me he wasn't young anymore-that he hoped I would give him an heir. And yet now, with our

was separated from my body, what did you do? Can't you do the same thing