Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Billionaire Is 14

Chapter 14 He Wanted to Skin Me

I stood by the bedside, staring at the corpse in front of me. There was no sign of decay, no livor mortis.

The face was just too pale, like a sick person.

If the chest wasn't so still, I would've thought he was just taking a nap.

I'd been holding on to a sliver of hope, thinking that maybe I was just badly injured or stuck in a coma-anything that meant I still had a breath left in me.

If Luke found me in time, maybe he could still save me.'

But the moment I laid eyes on my own corpse, all hope disappeared.

I was really, truly dead.

I sat beside my own corpse, gazing down at my palms. What was I supposed to do now? Was I really going to be stuck like this forever?

No taste, no smell, and not even a single tear when I tried to cry. So this was what it was like after death?

No one could hear me. I could see everyone, but no one could see me. I covered my face, crying without tears.

Then, I heard footsteps-quick, hurried steps, and more than one person.

The person who walked in had those familiar eyes, but his face was hidden behind another mask, so I still couldn't see his real face. Following him was a tall, dark-skinned guy dressed in robes.

"That's her," the man said, pointing at my body.

The guy in robes quickly pulled off the white sheet draped over me, exposing my body underneath. I could clearly see the wound on my abdomen.

My pale skin was slick with a layer of some transparent grease, likely some kind of substance that kept the corpse from showing signs of decay. Seeing the man in robes...

A bad feeling crept up inside me.

The dark-skinned man inspected me from head to toe, occasionally pressing on my body, almost as if he was testing the elasticity of my skin.

gaze felt more like he was inspecting merchandise than

at the wound on my abdomen and said with a regional accent, "It's a shame there's a scar here. Otherwise,

what I think it meant? He wanted to skin

that even possible? This was a society governed by the

made it obvious they weren't

ready and moved closer to me, I screamed

came to, I was back in

the Bolton

and my mind kept

still commanding voice snapped me back to

was Luke's Grandpa, Jeffrey Bolton. I hadn't seen him in

a few years ago, his health and mind had deteriorated significantly. He'd be clear-headed one moment and

from wandering around and getting lost, he'd been staying in

last time I saw him, his mind was

he looked serious and composed, so it

him in desperation, shouting, "Grandpa, please

large room was filled only with his

the ceremony. Whether her sister

despite Jeffrey's disapproval. This led to Jeffrey's deep disappointment in him. Since then, all of

no way his grandpa

to argue

go by

a whip. Jeffrey was serious

told you since you were young. The head of the Bolton family must not act recklessly. You must be strict

harsh the whip could be. No matter what, Luke was Adam's son, so he quickly jumped in to plead,

are separate.

shirt," James

choice but to comply. His back still bore the faint scars from

showed no mercy, delivering a harsh lash

If you're going to punish someone, punish me. I shouldn't have called my

Adam insisted on marrying Sheila, which shattered their

disliked Sheila, naturally had

Both of you are nothing but seductresses,"

Anna,