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.

I was alive. But I wouldn't wake up. The doctors had made their final

bring me

rely on the flickering flame and our children's reactions

me within

tiny eyes followed, reacting to me just like any

nanny would chuckle. "Look at them. It's like an

She had no idea.

know that what the babies

thought about it a lot. If I could stay with them like this forever, maybe it wouldn't be so

would happen when they

they had a

in the blink of an eye. The twins

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

took care of me every single day. The nurses whispered about how they had never seen

along. "I know, right? Even I'm

Most of the time, I

the

He had prepared a gift for the babies-pendants

as he listened

Very good. Everett and Everly...

he left as if

day... My

attended funerals when I was alive. And now, as a spirit,

A once-in-a-lifetime experience.

brought the twins to

of hydrangeas, covered in frost. Luke limped away in

finally remembered that hydrangeas were my favorite. But wasn't

gravestone. The photo etched into it would always show

my fingers over my own face. It was me,

her, and at the same

want to live,"

down to carefully clean the snow off

placed a bouquet of