Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

16:57 Mon, 24 Feb

Even after Her Death

Chapter 517 Take Me With You

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I couldn’t control my body; an unseen force yanked me forward, my speed whipping past Carter, tousling

his hair.

While everyone’s attention was on Everett, Carter seemed to sense something was amiss and turned in the direction I was being pulled away.

“Chloe?”

There was no response. Everett, clearly alarmed, began searching for me immediately.

When they realized I was no longer in the room, not only Everett but even Everly started to cry.

Carter grew visibly uneasy. Something was very wrong!

He couldn’t console his two children; their time together must’ve been so long that he could feel my presence even without seeing me. But now, he felt nothing!

He distinctly felt a draft, an impossibility in the warmth of the room. Upon feeling it, a hollowness washed over him.

“Chloe, are you still here?” He flicked a lighter, the flame’s soft glow casting light over his face.

In the past, Chloe would always come to blow out the flame whenever he did this.

But tonight, she didn’t. A sharp pang hit Carter’s heart; he sensed it. In this vast room, Chloe was gone!

scare me, where are you?”

children’s cries filled the room, and Carter, pale–faced,

Nothing. Nowhere!

children’s wails, Carter flung open the door and bolted outside. The wind and snow howled, creating an apocalyptic scene; everything

where are you? Don’t scare me!” he called out in desperation.

followed him. “Mr. Carter, what’s

a madman, sprinted into the snowy depths and stumbled, collapsing into a thick snowbank. Falling hard into the snow, he struggled to his feet, repeating his desperate plea, “Chloe, you can’t be gone!” He drove himself up, ignoring his disheveled state, and jumped into his car. Damian, filled with concern, pleaded, “Mr. Carter!

weather. Carter was terrified–terrified of receiving the news that Chloe

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do you think

to comfort him but struggled with the harsh reality. “Mr. Carter, I…” He bit his lip, unsure how to reassure him convincingly. “I’ll go check. Mrs. Chloe is

said it,

hospital. Usually, he would

maybe I should answer it. In case it’s something important,” Damian suggested softly. “If it’s about Mrs. Chloe, at least you should see her

a time when Chloe died alone in the snow, a memory that haunted him. Could he really bear to send her off himself? Or was it more cruel to let

unanswered, but Carter made his

but as he stepped out of the car, his

for him. Carter seemed strong outside, but inside, he was hollowed

eternity, and he steeled himself for the worst. The hallway was a flurry of

himself for the worst news.

serious situation.” The head nurse

could collapse any second. Carter’s eyes were hollow, his voice

took a deep breath.

stared at her. “Disappeared? What do you

death announcement?

just now, her bed was empty. We’re searching