Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 402 Why Did You Come Back?

I knew Carter was waiting for me, hoping I'd change my mind.

To him, my decision to go to the White Residence was reckless. He would never willingly let me put myself in harm's way.

But, Whitney was still waiting for me.

Gritting my teeth, I shut the door resolutely.

I didn't dare look in the rearview mirror as I was afraid of seeing the disappointment in his eyes.

I clenched my fists and silently chanted to myself when the car started.

Don't look back. I'm sorry, Carl.

Sensing my unease, Yael, who was seated beside me, spoke up. "Chloe, are you unhappy?"

"Is Taylor planning to keep Whitney imprisoned forever?" I asked.

"Chloe, Whitney doesn't love Taylor. If she were free, she'd run."

So they understood, after all. Before I could reply, Yael added, "If Taylor didn't care about her, she would already be dead. Freedom or life-which do you think is more important?"

Though I was relieved Whitney was still alive, the thought of her suffering for the past 20 years made me question if living was truly better than dying.

Death was a momentary pain, but living had brought her two decades of torment.

Still, I believed her suffering would soon end.

Once we rescued her, she would become a crucial witness. With more evidence, we could topple the Carlyn brothers and the powers behind them. They had to face justice.

It all had to end.

As we approached the White Residence, Yael handed me a pill.

"Chloe, take this to avoid suspicion."

Earlier, he'd given me an antidote to let me speak for half a day, but now he wanted to reverse it.

I didn't take the pill. Instead, I stared at him coldly. "Is it to avoid suspicion? Or are you afraid I'll call for help? Yael, if I wanted to escape, I could've screamed for help back at the night market. That was the best chance, wasn't it?" I didn't want to lose my voice again.

"Chloe, it's not that I don't care about you. There are surveillance cameras everywhere in the White Residence. If you speak, you'll be exposed. I can't imagine what would happen. Just bear with it. Once we leave, I'll give you the antidote again, okay?" His face was filled with concern, but I knew he wouldn't compromise.

With a heavy sigh, I reluctantly took the pill that would render me mute.

person shows up in the next few days, avoid her at all costs.

I replied before losing

the White Residence, Yael carried

and everyone should've been

stepped

"Where have you been?"

was hidden behind Yael, whose tall frame

was Taylor and his danger level was far higher

like he had been

soon, but Whitney has been sulking. I

you start caring so much about Whitney?" Taylor

head down to

shivers down my

question. "Close? I went out with her because I was bored. Is Whitney asleep? I'll give her the

take it. You shouldn't

"Fair enough."

leaving no room

everything. "Take these to

nodded, keeping my head low as I awkwardly carried the items

I heard Taylor's

Had he noticed something?

worry. Yael's warning echoed in my mind. My greatest threat wasn't Taylor

something, would

Whitney was awake.

she saw me, her face feigned calm, but the flicker of joy in her

parting with Carter

glad

with Carter. Whitney's once lifeless existence had only regained a glimmer of light because

left her now, it would extinguish that light, plunging her into an even

her room, under the watchful eye of surveillance cameras,

her

all this

on the window sill

turned red the moment she saw

thought memories from so long ago would've faded, but clearly, they

apple tightly and

Taylor's voice

raising his foot as if to

stepped in front of