Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 428 Wanting to End It All

How wonderful life would be if Taylor weren't part of the Carlyns.

I sighed softly and turned around. Carter and Yael were nowhere in sight. A sound of anguish from Yael's bedroom caught my attention. Worried that Carter might lose control and harm Yael fatally, I decided to follow the noise. The room reeked of blood. Carter stood there, his sleeves rolled up and his watch set aside. A dagger glinted in his hand, its blade smeared with some kind of ointment. His eyes burned with a cold, lethal intent. "So, dear cousin, do you like my wife that much?" His tone was icy, his voice sharp.

He let the blade glide slowly across Yael's back. I could see the blurred wound, and the uninjured skin dotted with goosebumps.

I had never seen anyone use a knife to apply medicine.

For a moment, I couldn't tell who was more perverted.

"Carl." Pushing the slightly open door wider, I stepped inside.

Carter's expression flickered with a trace of unease when he noticed me, while Yael looked up with an air of innocence. "Chloe ..."

Carter quickly tossed aside the knife in his hand. "Don't get the wrong idea. I was just cutting open his bandages."

I glanced at Yael's bleeding back and gave a faint smile. "Go ahead. It's fine."

I didn't hold anything against Carter because I knew Yael wasn't innocent.

Yael's difficult past wasn't my doing, but he was the reason Carter and I were separated. The pain he inflicted on me, like taking away my voice, remained undeniable.

Since Carter had always stood by me without hesitation, I felt compelled to not let him down. Our bond had already transcended the boundaries of life and death.

Yael's gaze flickered with disappointment, but I chose to ignore it, instead diverting my attention to his room.

Carter, clearly fed up with the chaos, had set the knife aside and started tending to Yael's wound.

As I scanned the room, my eyes landed on a photo. It depicted a couple with two children.

youthful-barely in her

the photo, she was cold and unsmiling, appearing naive, like in her

tall and dignified, bearing a strong resemblance to Taylor. His arm rested

dressed in formal attire, grinning brightly at the camera. Taylor seemed genuinely

yellow duck overalls, his chubby cheeks and soft, slightly curly hair giving him a cherubic charm. He looked remarkably like Amber, with a sweet smile that radiated innocence. Unlike Amber's

father

replied, lying on his pillow with his back turned

added, "Chloe, I know you plan to take Whitney away. You see Taylor as a monster, but you've misunderstood. Without Taylor, she

easily as squashing an insect. Despite restricting her freedom, Taylor provided her with the best he could. If not for him, she might've ended up as a blood donor, an organ source, or worse, someone's plaything. He's always been her

Sanders as victims, but haven't we suffered too? My father lived through the bitterness of the previous generation's grievances, battling severe schizophrenia and depression. He saw his parents die and endured a lifetime of

couldn't counter Yael's words. The truth remained murky, and

Carlyns' graves on Rosbel

to Carter,

a single smile, Yet over the past decade, she's sent people to protect you, cooked for you, and cleared paths for you behind the scenes.

from Amber's attempt to kill me,

him, while her son

Whitney leaves

think he's unwilling to let her go? Or is he afraid to? If she leaves, the rest of the Carlyns might

important-freedom

think Whitney is the one wronged. But from my perspective, it's Taylor. Without him,

silently

sadness. "All I ever wanted was for my mother to notice me and smile at me. But her attention was always on you. Do you know how much I envied

why you took Chloe?" Carter asked calmly, refusing to

He had no choice but to hand her over to me. I liked her and wanted her by my side.

that his mindset was more like a child's than an adult's. Arguing

Whitney undergo medical checks as we agreed. My heart and her body were perfectly

fine, and removing the chip was a minor procedure with no major