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.

hinted, "She knows the secret of the

to kill me before the fate

knew that I

I fiddled with the Stone of Duality and asked,

gaze softened further. "There's

don't blame me

tested the waters last night. The Doltons don't know you're alive. For

I nodded.

only thing I couldn't let go of was

phone, "What's the plan now? Even if we know the Doltons and the Carlyns are involved, we don't have direct evidence of their participation in organ trafficking.

planned for Damian to stage an "accident" to take out the Carlyn

abducted me instead. Now that we knew Whitney had a chip implanted, removing

shivers down my spine. I clung to Carter's sleeve

the thought of

recklessly because they held a hostage. If they couldn't have

for now. Knowing my connection to

head, unwilling to let

Doltons wanted to harm me, they wouldn't

telling Amber today didn't mean

Carter, "You're

could argue further, Zoey's voice cut through. "I'll

striking beauty of her face turned cold and detached. She resembled a black rose-elegant and untouchable. "They

I shook my head.

were devils. They wouldn't tolerate Zoey forever. If something

time anyway. Just being able to see Mom and Dad again has

arms and hugged me, whispering softly in my ear, "Chloe, if I die, take care of

life once. I can't let you risk yourself for me

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

out. I could only shake

said softly, "you gave my life meaning. I know what I need to do now. Trust me. I'm not that

already owe you too

isn't hopeless,

stalemate. You can't act against the Carlyns, and they can't act against you for now. I'm the only variable. Maybe luck wilDbe on

used to think I was the most pitiful person alive. But after seeing you and Whitney, I realized how weak I've been Chloe, I want to save Whitney with all my heart. Trust me, okay? Besides, as Mrs. Pearson, the Carlyns wouldn't