Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 412 I'll Go

The results were out with one good news and one bad news.

The good news was Carter and Amber were not mother and son.

The bad news was, they were aunt and nephew.

I carefully unraveled this mess of a relationship that was more tangled than a ball of yarn. In essence, Amber was Carter's aunt, and Carter's biological mother was her sister.

Carter was the child of the Boltons and the Doltons, which explained why he bore some resemblance to Peter.

The Doltons took care of him, likely out of respect for his mother.

This also meant that Carter and the Carlyn brothers were still cousins.

It was absurd.

Carter's brows furrowed deeply, unable to find any joy in the results.

I patted his shoulder, reassuring him that this was actually good news.

Carter's voice was low, almost brooding. "Chloe, even if Amber isn't my mother, the Doltons were undoubtedly involved in the Sanders massacre and the organ trafficking atrocities. They aren't innocent. Do you remember Lady Rose that Sheila mentioned? Could it be Amber?" The likelihood was high.

Carter cupped my face gently. "More importantly, why did she send Damian to kill you?"

I touched the Stone of Duality around my neck and asked if it might have been because of this.

At the mention of the stone, Carter's expression softened slightly. He turned to look at the rising sun.

After a night of rain, droplets still clung to the branches, glistening brilliantly in the sunlight.

Carter's response was unrelated, "It's dawn."

The seven-day deadline had arrived. If I hadn't tampered with the Stone of Duality, Carter and I would have truly exchanged fates.

If death awaited me in the future, he would take my place.

it out but hinted, "She

kill me before the fate

neither she nor Carter knew that I had already

I fiddled with the Stone of Duality

softened further. "There's

you deceived me first, so don't blame me for deceiving

know you're alive. For now,

I nodded.

thing I couldn't let go

evidence of their participation in organ trafficking. The law can't touch them. The Carlyns are close to the

stage an "accident" to take out the

Damian betrayed us and abducted me instead. Now that we knew Whitney had a

sent shivers down

of Whitney ending up

hostage. If they couldn't have

now. Knowing my connection to the Doltons ensures my safety for now. I can get close to

head, unwilling to

wouldn't have protected me all these years. They

was alive. Not telling Amber today didn't

to Carter, "You're all I

Zoey's voice cut through. "I'll

face turned cold and detached. She resembled a black rose-elegant and untouchable. "They don't know me or my connection to you.

I shook my head.

They wouldn't tolerate Zoey forever. If something

living on borrowed time anyway. Just being able to see Mom and

softly in my ear, "Chloe, if I die, take care of my Mom and Dad for me. I trust

life once. I can't let you risk yourself

eyes. Zoey caressed my face gently. "Why the tears? m not dead yet, silly. Can't you think more positively? What

out. I

"you gave my life meaning. I know what I need to do now. Trust me.

I already owe you

situation isn't

stalemate. You can't act against the Carlyns, and they can't act against you for now. I'm the

person alive. But after seeing you and Whitney, I realized how weak I've been Chloe, I