Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 494 A Hair's Breadth

"Whitney!"

Just before Carter reached me, Whitney broke free from my grasp and fell off the cliff.

In that moment, it felt like I had been thrown back 20 years, reliving the same nightmare. Once again, I watched her slip away before my eyes.

"No!" my heart-wrenching scream echoed across the cliff.

Everything went black, and I felt my body falling, powerless to stop it.

"Chloe!"

Carter's anguished voice called out behind me, but it felt distant, fading.

Am I going to die again?

Is this how it ends for me?

I lost consciousness.

In my dream, I was back on that night, at just five years old.

A little figure in the water waved at me, her voice urgent, "Chloe, help me!"

Without a second thought, I jumped into the water and grabbed her hand.

People on the shore tried to save us, but the river's current was too strong, and we were quickly swept away.

Caught in the raging waters, I clung to her and pleaded desperately, "Don't let go, no matter what happens. Please, don't let go."

"Chloe, I can't hold on anymore."

Her expression shifted, and suddenly, the little girl I was holding turned into the grown-up Whitney. Her face was calm and resigned as if she had already accepted her fate. "Chloe, please forget me." "No, Whitney!"

I shot awake from the dream, gasping, only to meet a pair of red, tear-filled eyes.

The next moment, Carter pulled me into his arms, holding me tightly. "Chloe, you almost gave me a heart attack," he said, his voice trembling.

his shirt as if grounding

a deep breath, steadying himself. "From what we found at the scene, it seems Luther and Taylor fought, and both likely went over the cliff.

I remembered hearing Carter's desperate, heart-wrenching cry. It was

"I passed out.

you know how scared I was? My whole

he spoke, I could feel

up, I brushed his face gently. "I'm so sorry, Carl. I wasn't thinking.

Whitney. I forgot... I forgot I

scare me

rough, full of

you're okay," he said softly, his hand gently stroking the back of

myself from asking, even though I already

high, but the waters below were too rough. The rescue team

the sea is vast.

down, I already knew. That faint sliver of hope

closed my eyes, my voice faint,

her choice. What was the point

finally with

still have me,"

the tears flow. "Yes, I

cracked, the words

She never got the chance to fall in love again,

Carter's voice was gentle, his

I had her hand. I'm stronger now

saved her this time, but just like before, I could only watch her

you did everything you could. You're incredible,

I really wanted to protect her," I said, my voice trembling. "I finally got her out of that place. I truly believed she could start over. It didn't matter if she loved someone or not, as long as she could

gently wiped the tears

life is precious, but Whitney didn't see it that way. She had no desires left and hadn't

not respond, the weight of his words

divine-could have stopped her.

know you're right,

If there had been no hope from the start, there wouldn't be this overwhelming despair now.

she was