Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 514 Fate Has Run Its Course "Carl, I'm here. I've been here all along."

I pressed my face against his. Can he feel me?

He knelt on the ground, his usual elegance and dignity nowhere to be seen. He looked utterly exhausted even.

"Carl, it's raining. Please go inside. You'll catch a cold."

He had already lost so much weight. If he got sick on top of that, even the strongest immune system wouldn't help.

And if he fell ill, who would take care of our children?

As if fate enjoyed mocking me, the moment the thought crossed my mind, Carter suddenly collapsed forward.

"Carl!"

Instinctively, I reached out to catch him.

However, he fell right through me, crashing onto the wet ground.

"Somebody, help! Save Carl!"

I screamed until my voice was raw, but no one could hear me. I could only watch, helpless, as he lay unconscious before me.

"Carl... Carl...

Kneeling in the rain, I pleaded with the heavens.

Please, if you must take someone, take me. Just spare Carl and our children. I don't care if I never wake

up again, or if I can only stay by their side as a spirit-as long as they are safe and well.

At last, Damian arrived. Seeing Carter unconscious on the ground, he strode over in alarm.

"Mr. Carter!"

"Damian, help him, please!"

Damian lifted Carter onto his back and carried him inside. The doctor's diagnosis confirmed he was simply

too weak-he hadn't rested in days, and the cold rain had only made things worse.

That night, he developed a fever.

When the doctor prepared to administer an injection to bring it down, Carter suddenly woke up, stopping him.

"Mr. Bolton, don't worry. It's just a fever-reducing shot. You have a high temperature."

His voice was weak, but firm. "Leave me be."

so weak. Ms. Chloe's life is still hanging by a thread, and the little ones are barely a day old. If you fall ill, who will take

children would soften him—after

a split second, something like resentment flickered in his eyes. "If it weren't for

at the children after I gave birth. Even

hide his disapproval. "But Mr. Carter, they're the

gave her life to bring into this world. They're your

love to me and

muttered, "Just have someone take care of

"And what about you?"

If I stay sick, maybe I'll be able to

So that's

forcing his body into a fevered

it would bring him closer to me. Luke and Grandma had both seen me when they were at their

I whispered, cursing him

Then, as if hearing something impossible, he turned toward me in

the blanket and lunged toward me,

I reached for him,

like two souls from different worlds, separated by life and death. We

nearly collapsed onto

something. Without a word, he dismissed the doctor and quietly closed the door, leaving

hand reaching out as if to touch

like to him now. Did I seem

about spirits who had died tragically-their tongues hanging out, their

look

you

smile. "Carl,

true. I had barely spared them a

to awaken the

stiffened. "Are they

such incredible genes. Of course, our babies are beautiful." Then, gently,

want to,"

at them,

you. I'm afraid... that if I see them, I might do

eyes darkened with an almost manic intensity. "I'd rather they had never existed. I just want you

my heart

still remember how he once told me he wasn't young anymore-that he hoped I would give him an heir. And yet now, with our

was separated from my body,

shook his head. "That

used the

threw it

If this calamity is meant to be your death ... then when

chilling wind through my

this was it? The death I had feared all

love won't. I will always love you. "So please ... don't give up on yourself. Seeing you like this hurts me