Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 336 Hidden Secrets

The Sanders' mental state was rapidly deteriorating. Yet, despite their struggles, they were determined to seek revenge. They rallied together, intent on uncovering the person who had caused them harm.

I had accomplished my goal, and I wasn't in the mood to console them.

After all, they hadn't taken me seriously when I died by the river.

I could be considered kind for not mocking them now that they were in a bad situation.

The only thing that bothered me was the lack of updates from Josh. It seemed the Sanders had angered someone from Grandma's generation, which might explain Anna's cruelty toward her.

During Grandma's time, communication was primitive, and the country was still in its early stages of development. Investigating things from that period was nearly impossible.

Noticing my troubled expression, Carter gave my shoulder a gentle pat. "Mr. Sander has been through a lot lately, and his mind is all over the place. It's understandable if he doesn't remember anything right away. He might have a clue soon. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"Hmm."

I rested against him and closed my eyes. "I'm glad to have you by my side."

"You didn't sleep last night. You should get some rest. I'll keep watch."

"Okay."

That day, the Sanders went to the cemetery, apologizing at my tombstone. But what did it matter? Chloe was gone forever.

I didn't want Carter to worry about me too much. Adults should be able to handle their emotions.

He had to manage his business, the Boltons, and everything else, and he was already stretched thin.

I decided to focus on other things and helped him with his daily tasks. Staying busy helped me avoid thinking about all the chaos.

It wasn't until I received a message from Yael that I was pulled back to my concerns.

"Zoey, it's my birthday tomorrow. Can you come?"

"Of course."

already learned about my

with Whitney, who

my head. "Alright, just be careful.

there, so it should be safe. But I'll bring two bodyguards just in case. They'll be able to act quickly if something goes

more naive and didn't fully grasp how ugly human nature could be. Now, even in

something and asked, "Are you good at

shooting ranges, but I never developed that

"No."

teach you sometime. When you face people like that, you need to know how to defend yourself. Physical training takes too long, but shooting is something you can learn quickly." "Alright, please ask your assistant to help me

"Sure."

just before I left, Carter handed me a folding knife. Without hesitation, I

Silas again, I'd be ready with a weapon in hand, so I wouldn't

anything feels wrong, just let me

care about my

car to the

I made sure to look into the Carlyns. They had spent many years abroad, investing in real estate and stocks in various countries. Recently, with the booming real estate market in Cashya, they returned to focus on developing there. From what I could find, their background seemed clean, with no apparent issues. However, the

that several classmates had already shown up. Most of them had taken taxis,

moment, everyone seemed shocked and

opened my car door and stood respectfully by the

shown off in front of these people, and today,

to any event and applied delicate makeup

looked lovely too, but compared to their imitation dresses, the quality of my

Dunn approached me with a flattering smile, "Zoey,

"It's not "

cut me off, "I knew it wasn't

not mine, does

her

whispered, "Did you see the bag she's carrying? It's

around her neck? It's

"Who is Zoey, exactly?"

and the vocal teacher is usually strict, but she doesn't seem mad at her. She's definitely got a background." Xenia snorted. "Does she have a bigger background than Sadie? Her dad's the CEO

Just then, Sadie arrived.

Bill, she lost all her