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.

heart was still beating. By all medical accounts, I was alive. But I wouldn't wake up. The doctors had

bring me

and our

first, they could only see me within a short distance. But now, they could spot me even from

the others, they never saw me as something otherworldly. Wherever I moved, their tiny eyes followed, reacting to me just like

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

She had no idea.

babies saw-what they followed so

If I could stay with them like this forever, maybe

I worried... What would happen when they grew

others that they had a mother they could see-but could

the blink of an eye. The twins were now three

winter. Christmas came again, and

every single day. The nurses whispered

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

Most of the time, I

babies back to the Bolton Residence, and

Luke had changed a lot. He had prepared a

listened to

Very good. Everett

he left as

next day... My death

funerals when I was alive. And now, as

A once-in-a-lifetime experience.

brought the twins to

snow, sat a carefully wrapped basket of hydrangeas, covered in

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

gazing at my own gravestone. The photo etched into

own face.

and at

live," Carter murmured. "What

down to

he placed a bouquet of red roses