Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 425 Wasn't Going Anywhere

The room was filled with stunned faces, especially from the Carlyns brothers.

They had no idea what I was doing.

Yael, mid-motion of passing a ravioli, froze so suddenly that his hand shook, sending the dumpling plopping back onto the plate.

Whitney stared at me, dumbfounded, her thoughts likely racing to piece together what on earth had transpired overnight. Her gaze flicked between Amber and me, suspicion etched across her face. She was probably thinking, "Whoever or whatever you are, get out of Amber's body!"

It was too surreal for her to process.

Carter, on the other hand, seemed to have figured something out. His expression grew darker by the second.

Yael whispered nervously, "Chloe, you..."

I took a sip of the soy milk and said casually, "What's everyone so shocked about? Amber is Carter's aunt. Since Carter and I are married, it's only proper that I respect her. Amber, wouldn't you agree?" Amber's reply was stiff but obedient: "Yes."

Just last night, she came at me with a dagger, ready to end me. And now? Here we are, playing the picture-perfect happy family.

This absurd plot twist was beyond anyone's imagination. Taylor, notably, remained silent throughout.

Even Yael, sensing something was off, couldn't figure out where the pieces didn't fit.

The breakfast continued, though everyone seemed lost in their thoughts.

As soon as we finished eating, Amber turned to Taylor. "Come to the study with me."

"Okay, Mom," Taylor replied, but not before giving me a deep, piercing look.

In the past, Taylor often wore a fake smile, one that gave nothing away. But now, his expression had shifted to something colder and more foreboding-far more unsettling than his false cheer.

He followed Amber out. Yael, still uneasy, tried inching closer to me, but Carter's icy glare made him instinctively retreat.

and on edge, finally blurted out, "Chloe, what exactly happened last

me intently, waiting for an

moved by my sincerity and agreed to convince Taylor to let you

exchanged disbelieving looks. "That's impossible," Yael scoffed. "Taylor is obsessed with Whitney. He'd rather

but the doubt in her eyes mirrored Yael's

wouldn't be easy, but Amber had already agreed to help. If she

echoed from the study, followed by

cried, bolting from his

I hurried after him.

porcelain. Blood streamed down his forehead from a fresh

in Carter's presence, was known for her volatile temper otherwise. She was a ticking time bomb, and her sons had

had underestimated how much Taylor

you ask. But Anna is my everything. If you're determined to tear us apart, you might

You've got some nerve calling it that. You've kept Whitney locked away for years. 'Mutual affection' doesn't mean

glance. "Chloe, what happens between Anna and me is none of

"You!"

Carter wrapped his arm around my waist,

just about two people-it's about two families as well. It's not something driven purely by your possessiveness. If you truly love Whitney, shouldn't you respect her feelings?" Taylor turned to Whitney. She stood silently by my side, her

firmly, "I told you I'd marry you,

face betrayed an unhealthy obsession, and the blood dripping slowly from his forehead only made him look more

to stay by your

him silent. Over

like something he could simply take for himself. Instead, he sought

lingered, a fact

have a wedding ceremony, do

between us and has

her life, too? To make her live like a shell of herself? Sure, you might be able to comforther today, but what about tomorrow? Next year? Years down the line? Hearts change,

deeply. "I can see that you genuinely love Whitney and want to give her a good life.

to

step further? Let's compromise. I won't interfere with your wedding, but at the very least, remove the chip from