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 30s-and carried an air

was cold and unsmiling, appearing naive, like in her

man beside her was tall and dignified, bearing a strong resemblance to Taylor. His arm rested gently

in formal

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 serious demeanor, the man and the boys exuded happiness. It was their

your father pass away?" I

lying on his pillow with his

"Chloe, I know you plan to take Whitney away. You see Taylor as a monster,

could've ended as easily as squashing an insect. Despite restricting her freedom, Taylor provided her with the

You see the 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 pain, even in his

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

Carlyns' graves on Rosbel Island

Carter,

think my mother. treated you poorly? She's never shown us brothers 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

silent. Apart from Amber's attempt to kill me, she hadn't

illness, Amber cared for him, while her son clung to the memory of a simple ravioli meal for

if Whitney leaves

as well as he does. Do you think he's unwilling to let her go? Or is he afraid to? If she

important-freedom or

one wronged. But from my perspective, it's Taylor. Without him, her fate

Carter silently wrapped

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

took Chloe?" Carter asked calmly, refusing to

hand her over to me. I liked her and wanted her by my side. What's wrong with that?" Yael replied,

time with Yael revealed to me that his mindset was more like a child's than an adult's. Arguing with him felt like picking a fight with a

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

fine, and removing the chip was a minor procedure