Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 399 Reaching Out to Carter

Whitney's face drained of color as she read the words, her eyes wide with shock, unable to comprehend what she had just seen.

"How can this be? I distinctly saw Chloe ... "

I motioned to my throat to show that I couldn't speak, then wrote a few words on the foggy glass.

I have been reborn.

It seemed like a light bulb went off in Whitney's mind. "Are you Zoey?"

She now understood the reason behind my approach.

I gave a slight nod and gestured to confirm it was indeed me.

Whitney suddenly embraced me tightly. "Chloe, I'm so sorry, I couldn't protect you. I had to watch those monsters... they did horrible things to your body..." Her voice broke, and she couldn't finish her sentence.

I had been correct all along Taylor's vengeance wasn't just aimed at me, but also at Whitney. He made her witness the horrific destruction of her beloved sister.

No, it wasn't just about me; it was the collapse of the entire Sander family, and Whitney was forced to watch it all.

That was why she had been tormented by nightmares, trapped in a life worse than death, unable to escape.

Tears streamed down her face, and I felt just as helpless.

The sting wasn't just in my nose; my eyes burned as well.

But with my makeup in place, I was afraid the tears would ruin it, so I held them back, forcing myself not to cry.

I softly patted Whitney's back, trying to reassure her that Sadie had returned, that I was truly here to save her.

Whitney cried for what felt like an eternity before finally calming down. I gently wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes, my heart aching for her. "What's happened to your voice?" she asked in a strained voice.

I wrote down a name on the paper, Yael.

"Those devilish brothers! Chloe, I dream of killing them to avenge you, these monsters!"

I continued to ask about what had happened, and Whitney gave a rough explanation, which wasn't too different from what I had suspected.

At first, Taylor had sought revenge on her, tormenting her, but somehow, he ended up falling in love with her. He even wanted to marry her and have children.

"I despise this madman with every fiber of my being. How could I ever bear his child?"

Every time Whitney uttered his name, her voice dripped with venom.

another name, Amber. Are you familiar

I was already aware of the deep enmity between the Carlyns and

simply the missing

nodded, just about to say

interrupted her from outside. It was

your shower? The car's here, and the weather's great ideal for taking

the day they were going to shoot their

silently urging

"Give me

wait for you outside," he replied without

rinsing, worried that Taylor might still be lingering outside

question, Janice gave

retrieved a box of skincare products, revealing the phone cleverly concealed within

"Don't use it here; the signal will give it

done anything out of the ordinary, or I would've been caught on

heading out for an on-location

carefully, silently marveling at how Zoey had

I helped Whitney get ready in a hurry and sent

in hand. When he noticed Whitney's tear-streaked face, his brows

an arm around her and softly stroked her cheek. "Why are you

them, keeping my

as they were about to step into the car, Taylor cast

Mute Girl to come with

what had changed between them, it was clear that Taylor had grown far more patient with her.

in

house. Yael, however, decided to tag along, likely worried I might try to escape. "Get in my car," he commanded, his tone leaving no room for argument. Taylor shot him a puzzled look, clearly suspicious. "Why are you tagging along to

here

up some tips.

light and casual. Taylor's eyes flicked between the

was really

downward, ensuring he couldn't read

the driver's seat. When I reached for the back seat, he smirked and quipped, "What, do I look like your

choice, I climbed into the

the seatbelt into place and glanced sideways, my eyes accidentally locked

my shock, he hadn't looked away he had

our gazes connected, Yael casually rolled

slick with sweat, and a chill ran down my

were exposed. Everyone else in the Carlyn family? They'd

noticed the troubled expression on my face and reached over to ruffle my hair. "Sorry, I