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.

out but hinted, "She knows

kill me before

that I had

fiddled with the Stone of Duality and asked, "What secret

softened further. "There's no

so don't blame me for

know you're alive.

I nodded.

only thing I couldn't

message on my 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. The law can't touch them. The Carlyns are close to the Whites, and Jaford is one of their strongholds. Any move against them would

kidnapped, Carter had planned for Damian to stage

Now that we knew Whitney had a chip implanted, removing

to pieces sent shivers down my spine. I clung

of Whitney

acted so recklessly because they held a hostage. If they couldn't

thoughts. "We can't act rashly for now. Knowing my connection to the Doltons

shook my head, unwilling to

me, they wouldn't have protected

alive. Not telling

Carter, "You're

Zoey's voice cut

face turned cold and detached.

I shook my head.

They wouldn't tolerate Zoey

anyway. Just being able

her arms and hugged me, whispering softly in my ear, "Chloe, if I

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? What if I manage

words came out.

I know what I need to do now. Trust

I already

isn't

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

Chloe, I want to save Whitney with all my heart. Trust me, okay? Besides, as Mrs. Pearson, the