Loved You Once But He's My Forever

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Chapter 214 The Person Who Save Me Back Then

Chapter 214 The Person Who Save Me Back Then

Before my rebirth, Carter was known for being aloof and blunt in his words.

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After the rebirth, he acted so differently that I couldn't help but wonder if he had been taken over by someone with an opposite personality.

I wasn't sure if the warmth in the room was making me feel this way or if it was the softness in his eyes.

He simply gazed at me quietly, not making any move.

ne to make

The thought of the unfinished business from before came to mind. He was clearly waiting for me the first step.

Nicholas's words surfaced in my mind once more.

He said that life is short, and he doesn't want to have regrets.

In my past life, I carried those regrets to the grave. This time, I'm determined not to let history repeat. itself.

I am not Chloe, and he is not my Uncle Carter.

Although my feelings for him haven't blossomed into love, I find that I don't shy away from his touch.

Yes, the world may be full of people like Ashley and Luke, men who only bring heartbreak.

But then there's Nicholas, a reminder that good men still exist, offering a glimpse of something better.

I refuse to let one terrible person make me give up on everyone else. It wouldn't be fair to me, and wouldn't be fair to Carter.

Gathering my courage. I pushed the blanket aside and willingly perched on his lap, meeting his eyes up close.

It felt unreal like I was trapped in a dream.

The man who had once been the untouchable Uncle Carter in my mind was now my rightful husband.

unexpected for a man, his pale complexion

distant.

about him, his cold elegance,

one hand resting on his chest and the other around his neck, I steadied

willingly, and I leaned in, brushing my lips against

So gentle.

chuckled warmly. "Darling, what you just did barely counts as a peck. Let me show you what

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feels like."

he leaned in again, his lips capturing mine with an intensity that left me breathless,

from sleep, the energy drained from me under the force of his kiss, and I melted into his arms, resting

the waist, his voice soft and lingering, "Chloe, it means a lot to me that you took the first step and kissed

having feelings for me?" I asked the

then said thoughtfully, "I can't say for sure. Maybe it was the first time I saved you, that moment left a mark on me. Or perhaps it was when you were ten, and you tumbled into my arms, grinning and saying you'd marry me one

saved by Luke, the Sanders and the Boltons grew closer. Back then, we weren't engaged yet, and like most kids our

one who saved

softly, tapping my nose with his finger. "Who else did you think it was? Luke? When you came to the Bolton Residence to thank me, you grabbed his hand and thanked him instead. Do you have

i t was the son of the Boltons. So I assumed it was him. But

the truth?"

wry smile playing on his lips. "Luke has always cared a lot about his image, even as a kid. Your family, the Sanders, treated him so well. Of course,

you? Why didn't you say anything?"

a quiet sigh. "Chloe, my days at the Bolton Residence weren't as perfect

just an illegitimate child, living in the shadow of

no mother to protect him and no strong family standing. The Boltons didn't see him as one of their own, and Jeffrey barely

as an outsider at the Boltons,

that Carter was a solitary man with a short

that Carter was pushed aside by the

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Boltons, only my sister-in-law, Esther, truly cared for me. She felt sorry for me not having a mother, treated me like her own child, and even sacrificed her life in a car accident for me. I owe her everything. "Why did you give

was alive, but Adam never gave her any. She had such a sad life, so every year, I would bring her a bouquet when I went to visit her

"You're

"Are

but I realized how foolish my earlier thoughts had

myself to

my savior, my feelings for him