Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 516 New Year Zoey shot Harlan an annoyed look. "What are you doing here?"

He looked a little travel-worn as if he had just rushed over from somewhere far away. But at least he seemed better than the last time I saw him, when he was stuck in a cast.

I let out a small sigh of relief. After all, he had gotten hurt because of us.

If he had died in that accident, I would never have forgiven myself.

I had no idea how things were progressing between him and Zoey, but one thing was certain he still had feelings for her.

You could always tell when a man was truly in love.

Just like now-his eyes, his entire world, were only filled with Zoey.

In his hand wasn't his usual briefcase, but a food container. "Didn't you say you love my staff's cooking? I asked him to make something for you before I came. I kept it warm on the way-it should still be hot. Try it."

Zoey's retort caught in her throat. "Huh? Oh. Fine."

Then, Harlan turned to Carter. "I heard Chloe made it back alive. Where is she? I even brought something she likes."

He really had to pick that topic, didn't he?

Zoey shot him a warning glance, but Harlan just frowned. "What's wrong with your eye? Got dust in it? Want me to blow it out?"

Without another word, she grabbed him by the arm and dragged him out of the room.

I turned to Carter. "He didn't mean anything by it. Don't let it bother you."

"I'm fine."

But he wasn't fine. The weight of everything still lingered in his gaze, heavy and unresolved. I knew what was tormenting him-me, but I had no way to fix it.

I wanted to return to my body, but something invisible, something I couldn't understand, kept me from getting close.

I didn't know why. Carter grew quieter and quieter.

was alive.

bring me back, but nothing

and our children's reactions to know that

vision improved. At first, they could only see me within a short distance. But now,

tiny

would chuckle. "Look at them. It's like an invisible fairy is

She had no idea.

that what the babies saw-what they followed so intently-was their

stay with them like

then I worried... What would happen when they

others that they had a mother

an eye. The twins were now

winter. Christmas came again, and with it, the reminder of my looming death

every single day. The nurses whispered about how they had never

beside them, nodding along. "I know, right? Even

Carter everywhere. Most of the time, I never left

to the Bolton Residence, and

a lot. He had

he listened to

Very good. Everett and Everly...

it. The way he staggered as he left as if he might collapse at

My death anniversary

funerals when I was alive. And now,

A once-in-a-lifetime experience.

the twins to visit

of hydrangeas, covered in frost. Luke limped

hydrangeas were my favorite. But wasn't it a little too

at my own gravestone. The

running my fingers over my own

and at the

to live," Carter

then knelt down to carefully clean the snow off

bouquet of red roses