Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 414 Come Back to Me

When had he gotten here? It was too late to hide now.

I stood up casually, holding the Stone of Duality in my hand. "What's this?" I mouthed.

When confronted, the best defense isn't to explain yourself but to seize the initiative and throw the question back.

As expected, Carter's eyes flickered with a trace of panic when he met my questioning gaze.

Using the chance, I pulled out the piece hanging around my neck and fitted it together with the one in my hand. In black and white, the positive and negative teardrop-shaped pieces formed a perfect circle.

I grabbed his hand and demanded an explanation.

I wondered if he would tell me the truth.

After all, in his mind, we had already swapped fates successfully.

The eighty-one days of the ritual weren't up until midnight tonight, so he hadn't had time to deal with this stone before I confronted him.

My gaze grew more suspicious by the second, and finally, he sighed in resignation. "Chloe, I lied to you."

Was he going to admit it now?

"The Soul-Stabilizing Pendant I gave you wasn't just one piece," he said.

Feigning confusion, I looked at him, and he continued, "The pendant has two parts."

The moment he mentioned the Soul-Stabilizing Pendant, I knew he wasn't being honest. He had no intention of telling me the full truth.

"At the time, I didn't want you to worry, so I didn't tell you. Besides needing Zoey's parents' blood, my own blood was also required. I've been hiding this piece of the stone to keep you from finding out. But don't worry-its purpose was only for the ritual, which lasts for eighty-one days. Now that your soul is stabilized, you don't need to wear it anymore."

Liar!

Carter, since when were you so skilled at lying?

If I hadn't uncovered your secret, were you planning to keep it from me until the day you died?

He had shifted all my misfortunes onto himself in the shadows.

Even if fate changed and his death seemed like an accident, no one would ever suspect it was due to these two stones.

the dark forever, so I could live on without

on from the

a long life ahead of me someday, I'll fall in love

old with my family surrounding me and live a long, carefree life until the end

would be complete, leaving behind only a

meticulous plan

arms, my sorrow was

the back of my head. "It's okay. It's just a few drops of blood every few

for me while still trying to comfort me, my chest tightened with an unbearable ache, as though tiny silver

shirt tightly, I

away tenderly. "Don't cry. I'm your husband-it's my duty

broke the moment. He smiled at me. "That must be

sleeve to wipe my

which lifetime it was, he always

such a fool! How could I forget

had wasted 20 years for

was

was a tall man in a white coat, with a quality black shirt peeking out beneath it. He had a high nose

extended his hand to greet

seen before, this

a smile and shook his

voice calm. "Carter's already

kit into the living room, and

a high-definition electronic laryngoscope. "Don't worry. Just follow

examination was over, Carter asked, "What's causing her inability

checked her vocal cords carefully. There's only

can it be treated?" Carter

is a

drug only lasts seven days. Could

"No," Matthew said. "She's

Without the antidote, the toxins will worsen over time. The person who drugged her implied that if she takes the antidote within seven days, there won't be

surprising-it fit

chips and chains to trap Whitney, while Yael used poison to control

hadn't told Amber I was alive because he already knew I'd have to beg him for the antidote to regain my

waiting for me to give in

"That b*st*rd!" Carter growled.