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.

as if

both likely went over the cliff. Whitney must have followed them. Chloe, you don't know how close you were you almost went

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

sorry," I whispered. "I passed out. You were just in

tighter, his grip unyielding. "Do you know how scared I was? My whole body

as he spoke, I could feel the faint

"I'm so sorry, Carl. I wasn't thinking. All I could focus

Whitney. I forgot... I forgot I was

scare me

voice was rough, full

of my head. It felt like he was comforting me, but maybe he needed it just

myself from asking, even though I

very high, but the waters below were too

the sea is vast.

aching. Deep down, I already knew. That faint sliver of hope

eyes, my voice faint, "Thank you for

made her choice. What was the point of

she was finally

You still

letting the tears flow. "Yes, I still have you, and the babies. I should be

cracked, the

to fall in love again, to be a mom, or to

was gentle, his gaze full

always happen?" I choked out. "Carl, I had her hand. I'm stronger

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

holding me tightly. "I know you did everything you could. You're incredible, Chloe. You didn't

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

wiped the tears

has their own path to follow. For us, life is precious, but Whitney didn't see it that way. She had no desires left and hadn't

respond, the weight of his words sinking in

no one-human or divine-could have stopped

know you're right,

is gone. If there had been no hope from the start, there wouldn't be this overwhelming despair now. The hardest part is losing her

was