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?”

and Carter, pale–faced, scanned for any trace of

Nothing. Nowhere!

Carter flung open the door and bolted outside. The wind and snow howled, creating

are you? Don’t scare me!”

him. “Mr.

like 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

wouldn’t give him the chance. He sped through the storm, racing to the hospital. Damian followed closely, horrified by the reckless speed in the treacherous weather. Carter was terrified–terrified of receiving the news that Chloe had stopped breathing. When he finally arrived, Carter feared stepping out of

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do you think she’ll be okay? I haven’t heard any news from the hospital yet.”

“Mr. Carter, I…” He bit his lip, unsure how to reassure him convincingly. “I’ll go

said it, Damian wasn’t

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

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

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 her

his decision. “Let’s

goodbye, he couldn’t avoid it. He appeared to regain his composure, but as he

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

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

braced himself for the

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

took a deep breath. “Mrs. Bolton has suddenly disappeared!”

stared at her. “Disappeared? What do

death announcement?

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