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

cries filled the room, and Carter, pale–faced, scanned for any trace of

Nothing. Nowhere!

and bolted outside. The wind and snow howled, creating an apocalyptic scene; everything was a bleak white expanse.

Don’t scare me!” he called out in

“Mr. Carter, what’s wrong?”

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

through the storm, racing to the hospital. Damian followed closely, horrified by the reckless speed in the treacherous weather. Carter was terrified–terrified

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gripped the steering wheel, his voice barely audible. “Damian, do you think

“Mr. Carter, I…” He bit his lip,

he said it, Damian wasn’t confident

the hospital. Usually, he would answer immediately, but now his hand

case it’s something important,” Damian suggested softly. “If it’s about Mrs. Chloe, at least you should see her one last time and

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 her die quietly

unanswered, but Carter made his decision.

it. He appeared to regain his composure, but as he stepped out of the car, his legs gave way, and Damian caught

heart ached for him. Carter seemed strong outside, but inside, he

steeled himself for the worst. The hallway was a flurry of activity with nurses and

himself for the worst news.

we have a serious situation.” The head nurse rushed up to

body could collapse any second. Carter’s eyes were hollow, his voice hoarse. “Is my wife … Is she already …

deep breath. “Mrs. Bolton has suddenly

“Disappeared? What do

death announcement?

everything was fine. But just now, her bed was empty. We’re searching for her