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-"

him off, meeting his threatening gaze with defiance. "I said,

side. Perhaps my presence had sparked a change in her-she was

us had faced our tragedies, but through our pain, we slowly awakened and began to

first to recover. Under Carter's care,

was the

but I also had to help her return to a normal girl's life, to pull her out of the darkness. Her rebellion against Taylor was a significant first

to her compliance, was

hesitation, Zoey darted over and grabbed Whitney's hand. "I

the Carlyn brothers watching, Zoey cheerfully led Whitney

I quickly followed.

"Whitney."

methods had completely caught Taylor

forward, blocking

going. What's it to you? If you keep this up, you'll never find a

her to stop binge-reading novels late at night, but here she was, adopting the

respect the fact that

she had yet to experience their brand of terror. Whitney hesitated, then said softly, "I'd like to

tugged painfully at

finally relented. "Fine,

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motion, pulling me in as well.

the door and barked

from the Carlyns quickly

I thought! Whitney, I'm getting you out

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

me. It's not just for tracking-it can detonate. Worse, he has planted bombs at the Sander residence. If I run, my parents and brother will die...

getting too close to me despite

Kate had been turned into bait to

die. She had

My fists clenched tightly.

"Does the chip have audio surveillance? Can we

her head. "It's an older implant-it doesn't have that

tightly as my heart ached

Just being able to breathe fresh air

gestured to ask her where

head again. "I don't know. It was implanted when I was very

unable to hide her sorrow, cursed under her breath.

smirked. "And you, Chloe. You looked

she manage to joke at such

called Carter. "We've got her, but Whitney has a tracking chip. We can't proceed with the original

voice came through the line. "Bring her to