Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 405 Can You Bear to Leave Me?

Ever since being schemed by Damian, every day had been filled with anxiety, and I'd been desperate to see Carter again.

Last night, we parted so quickly that I didn't even get a good look at him.

He had cleaned himself up just to see me. The stubble from the video call was gone and every strand of his hair was perfectly styled.

He didn't want me to see him looking disheveled, but I could still tell he'd lost weight.

In just a few short days, his features had become sharper and his entire presence radiated an intense aura.

I reached out to brush away the shadow clouding his brow. I wanted to call his name, but no sound would come out.

"Chloe, come with me. I can't leave you with the Carlyns anymore," he said.

I shook my head and grabbed his phone, typing out a message.

"Whitney has a chip implanted somewhere in her body; I don't know the exact location. Also, the Sander residence is rigged with explosives. If we want to take Whitney, we need to solve these two problems first.

Carter pulled me into a tight embrace. "Chloe, we'll deal with Whitney later. Taylor hasn't hurt her after all these years, which means he's not planning to hurt her anytime soon. But you're different-if you're discovered, it's a dead end for you."

He spoke with logical calmness. "We've fought so hard to get to this point. Chloe, I know you can't bear to leave Whitney, but can you bear to leave me?"

In the dim, warm light, his icy expression was replaced by a desperate plea.

I silently mouthed his name. "Carl."

Conflicting emotions tore at me.

If it were anyone else from the Sanders, I wouldn't hesitate to leave.

But it was Whitney. She was a victim, too.

I thought about the excitement in her eyes when I returned last night. She wanted me to escape, yet at the same time, she didn't want me to leave her behind.

I understood Carter's concern for me.

He would risk his life to ensure I survived. If anything happened to me, he'd lose his mind.

He didn't know I had already lost the Stone of Duality. My fate would no longer transfer to him.

Every moment I stayed with the Carlyns felt like dancing on the edge of a blade. Perhaps fate would have its way after all, and I would end up dying at their hands. My rationality told me to leave and to get as far away from them as possible.

was still

tightly. The world doesn't allow for perfection. I

and I also loved

gently brushed my cheek. "Chloe, don't you want a child? Come home with me.

He was using children to

familiar rhythm of his heartbeat. I stayed silent, giving him neither a reply nor

but hadn't he waited 20

I made, one of them

please don't

pleaded with him

soft sigh. "Alright, I won't force

to give in, our eyes met. His gaze

and waiting. Before I could react, he pressed it against my

"I'm sorry, Chloe."

losing consciousness, I heard his

more important to me than you. I can't let you risk your life." Darkness swallowed

for the first

chose for

by a cleaning lady, leaving Carter free to carry me away from the bustling exhibition hall. Meanwhile, Whitney and Zoey were seated together. Neither of them

Gardners, Zoey had been

how to spend money or enjoy herself and ultimately

she was determined to make the most

experience novel. The dresses weren't just luxurious-they were

"Whitney, this ombre layered fringe dress is perfect for you. You'd look

thing in the world. She didn't have the time or energy

a girl, and her innate love for beauty

the longing in

she admired the dresses.

that moment, Whitney seemed

shell of a person, but a

how she used to smile as a

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smile in a long time. She used to

much.

great on you too. You're so beautiful; you'd look

fidgeted with her fingers. "I do not have to

we'll have so much fun together. Let me buy it for

I don't want it." Whitney

Whitney's financial situation. However, money was just a cold number to