Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 404 My Chloe

Zoey's timing was so perfect that I couldn't help but wonder if Carter had sent her.

The next second, she glanced my way, winking and furrowing her brows in quick succession.

Alright, she was here for me.

Since Carter couldn't approach me himself, he sent her instead.

Zoey had always been overly friendly, previously clinging to Whitney like they'd been lifelong friends.

As a new person in the circle with no connections, she didn't raise suspicions.

Even if the Carlyn brothers found her suspicious, they couldn't figure out her motives.

To be fair, neither could I.

Still, I had to thank her for the phone she had given Whitney earlier. Without it, I wouldn't have been able to contact Carter so quickly this time.

Zoey was my lucky star.

Yael greeted her with a casual wave. "Mrs. Pearson, here to see Whitney again?"

Zoey nodded enthusiastically. "That's right! There's a high-end fashion show today, and I invited Whitney to come along. Since she's getting married soon, she might find an even better dress." "Thank you, Mrs. Pearson," Taylor interjected with a polite smile. "But Whitney's feeling unwell today and won't be able to go."

Of course, Taylor wouldn't let Whitney leave without permission, so he made up an excuse to decline.

Zoey shot back without missing a beat. "Is that so? Are you her spokesperson? She hasn't said a word-how would you know she doesn't want to go?"

I silently gave Zoey a thumbs-up in my mind.

Girl, you're amazing!

Taylor's usual tactics clearly didn't work on her.

Since her rebirth, Zoey had treated everyone as equals except for me, perhaps.

Even Carter had to give her some respect.

Watching Zoey radiating joy and confidence under the sunlight like a sunflower, I felt both happy and envious.

Even knowing her future held another untimely death, she embraced life to the fullest. Unlike me, I am constantly weighed down by the past and the future. Whitney's voice broke through my thoughts. "I want to go."

Taylor's expression darkened. "But your health-"

meeting his threatening gaze

the same side. Perhaps my presence had

our tragedies, but through our

once-melancholy girl, was the first to recover. Under Carter's care, I was improving

Whitney was the

return to a normal girl's

compliance, was momentarily stunned by her

his brief hesitation, Zoey darted over and grabbed

cheerfully led Whitney away without a care

I quickly followed.

"Whitney."

methods had completely caught Taylor

forward, blocking

of Whitney. "She said she's going. What's it to you? If you keep this up, you'll never

to stop binge-reading novels late at night, but here she was, adopting the tone of a nagging

at least respect the fact that this man

I trod carefully around the Carlyns, she barged in, throwing punches left and right. Clearly, she had yet to experience their brand of terror.

tugged painfully at

relented. "Fine, I'll go with

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motion, pulling me in as well. "We girls will ride together. You

shut the door and barked

cars from the Carlyns

sparkled. "That was easier than I

be that simple the moment Taylor agreed. Thoughts of Silas and Sheila's implanted chips crossed my mind. Whitney had been with him for years. She knew too much. There was no way he relied solely on chains to keep her

chip implanted in me. It's not just for tracking-it can detonate. Worse, he has planted bombs at the Sander residence.

getting too close to me despite

narrowly escaping past incidents, Josh and Kate had been turned into bait to

she couldn't die. She had no choice but

My fists clenched tightly.

"Does the chip have audio surveillance? Can

head. "It's an older implant-it

as my heart

"It's okay, Chloe. Just being able to breathe fresh air makes me

her where the chip

don't know. It

to hide her sorrow, cursed under her breath.

you, Chloe. You looked funny with that

could she manage to joke at such times? She's

got her, but Whitney has a tracking

came through the line. "Bring her