Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 540 You Must Love Yourself First

Harlan let out a helpless smile. "When Janice stripped down in front of me, I didn't even spare her a second glance. So, who do you think I like?

"It was Zoey's soul that gave her body its unique charm. I started to find her interesting, as if she were glowing from within. At the time, I didn't know she had swapped souls. I even thought Janice was deliberately playing games, trying to trap me. By the time I realized something was off, I was already deeply in love with her."

As Harlan spoke, he cupped his cheek, his expression troubled. "But I still don't get what's on her mind. Sometimes, it feels like she likes me too, but when it comes time to confess, she just pushes me away. Chloe, you're one of her closest friends. Can you tell me why?"

I knew the answer, but I couldn't make the decision for Zoey.

We now had a way to break the death curse-by swapping lives. If I told Harlan the truth, what if he offered to swap his life for hers, but she didn't want it?

This was a matter of life and death, and I couldn't make that choice for her. If something went wrong, I wouldn't be able to shoulder the responsibility.

Whether two people could be together was about more than just love-fate also played its part.

Seeing me remain silent, Harlan grew anxious and scratched his head. "Chloe, you must know the reason, right? Can you just tell me, please?"

I found an excuse. "Maybe it's because..."

"Because of what? Tell me already!"

"Because you fart and snore when you sleep. She just can't accept a man like that. My Carl doesn't snore."

Sorry, Zoey, I had to make up something.

Harlan was like a simple-minded creature, much easier to handle than someone like Carter, who had a sharper mind.

He looked dumbfounded. "I fart and snore when I sleep?"

"Yep."

"Is that why she won't sleep with me and won't accept me?"

I nodded. "You don't think it's a big deal, but think about it. If you two were to live together for the rest of your lives, she'd have to listen to your snoring and smell your farts every night. Isn't that a kind of torture?"

"Chloe, keep it down. Don't let anyone hear you. I've got my pride."

"Okay, I'll keep it down."

"Is that all? Nothing else?"

I added a few more made-up details. "You only have six-pack abs, right?"

even told

she prefers

"I can

She

said, "Alright, I'll

very fair. She

verge of a breakdown. "Alright, I'll

doesn't like men.

instinctively replied, "Alright, then I'll get a sex change ... Chloe, are you

she doesn't like you, none of your changes will matter. Harlan, if you love someone with

you and Carter end up

returned from his morning jog. He was dressed

himself out of his pain because he knew he still had me and the kids. He couldn't allow

he was always

showing his best side

faintly. "Carter and I? It

at me with a confused gaze. I set down my knife and fork and stood up. "The

sweat still clinging to his forehead. I used a napkin to wipe

"Join me for breakfast?"

"Sure."

started waking up. Bill

refined. He was unusually attached to Bill, which

Bill's own son,

with the child, he gently wiped Axel's face

troublemaker, if you don't wash your face next time,

wrapped his arms around Bill's

scooped Axel up effortlessly, and the little one wrapped his

who had failed to catch the butterfly, also wanted attention. He clung to

Lucian's smudged face and nudged him aside with his foot. "Go

by yourself."

at a loss for

going

Bill's favorite was Axel,

you looking at?" Carter handed me the peeled egg, and I voiced

enlightened me. "Take another good

a miniature version of Bill, while Axel resembled Philippa more, with only a hint of Nicholas's