Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 417 I'm Yours Tonight

As Yael placed a flower crown on my head, I noticed Whitney quietly walking toward Taylor in the distance.

Taylor was smoking when Whitney slipped her arms around him from behind.

I immediately understood her intention-Whitney was trying to compromise herself to get the antidote from Taylor for me.

That fool!

I couldn't let her humiliate herself like this.

Taylor quickly dropped his cigarette and pulled her into his arms in surprise.

My view was abruptly blocked.

Yael stood in front of me, his expression a mix of obsession and unsettling tenderness. "Chloe, could you not look at anyone else? Just look at me, okay?"

His tone was polite, almost pleading, but I had a strong feeling that if I refused, he would chop off my head the next moment.

Reluctantly, I turned my gaze to him. He opened his palm, revealing a grasshopper woven from blades of grass.

"Do you like it, Chloe?"

I nodded. His hands were indeed skillful.

Seeing my approval, his face lit up with happiness. "I can also make little rabbits, bears... Chloe, what do you like? Why don't I make them all for you?"

He tugged me toward a grassy patch near the edge of a cliff, urging me to sit.

Behind us loomed the steep drop, while in front, a sloping field of grass swayed like waves in the wind.

The valley was empty, save for our group. It was vast, tranquil, and eerily serene.

Why wasn't Carter here to share this beautiful scenery with me?

Yael picked some fresh grass and placed it in my hand. "Chloe, let me teach you how to make a rabbit."

toward Whitney and Taylor, I

looked reluctant, but she forced a smile, seemingly trying to please

she was willing to demean herself for my sake to curry favor with a man she despised. "Chloe, making a rabbit is simple.

as well go along with it. At least I'm safe

on learning the weaving technique from Yael, and before long, I had crafted a small rabbit. Delighted, I showed it to him

with joy. "Chloe, you're amazing! Let's move on to making a

think he

far from that of

stroll through night markets. Now, he had me spending an entire afternoon crafting handmade trinkets. Yael always smiled at me. His

a strange

looked utterly satisfied, gazing at the pile of crafts we'd

stomach let out a loud

head sheepishly. "Chloe, I'm sorry-I lost track of time. Let's

gathered the crafts we'd

to send them to Carter, Whitney,

typed a message on my phone, asking him to arrange

Yael's gaze darkened. "Chloe..."

heart sank. I'd pushed my luck too far. How could

twisted in displeasure. "Chloe, did you not consider

I froze.

differently from

man, I

"Chloe, you're giving this to

I nodded.

a duck? I thought you'd see me as a more fierce

little ugly duckling. It was born in the wrong place and its

I wanted to tell him that he

a sense of

his

QUMS

the secrets of that organization. If I could persuade him to surrender, everything would become

read the message repeatedly. When he looked up, there was a faint glimmer of tears

gift, Chloe, I'll