Chapter 543:

Ignoring the IV needle still piercing her arm, Carrie grabbed Kristopher’s sleeve. “It was her! She tried to kill me last night. She tampered with my car—punctured my tires on purpose!”

The needle tore free, and blood trickled down her wrist. But Carrie seemed impervious to the pain, her determination blinding her to everything else.

The nurse rushed over, pulling her hand away to treat the fresh wound. The alcohol stung—but it was nothing compared to the hollow ache of loss that gnawed at her soul.

Kristopher sighed, his voice laced with quiet resignation. “We’ve been out of reach, Carrie.”

“You know that. We were in Steu Skua for days—no signal, no contact. How could Lise have arranged for anything from there?”

Carrie’s gaze bore into him, refusing to relent. “You two came back yesterday! That gave her plenty of time.”

slow, deliberate breath. “Because I was with her last

was barely a murmur when she spoke. “The night before our wedding… you left me to be with her, and you lied to me? Kristopher, how am I supposed to believe you? How can I trust you? Is there anyone left in this world who won’t

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down on her like a heavy shroud. She cursed herself for not realizing the truth sooner, for not calling off the wedding when there was still time. If she had, maybe

caution. “I was wrong, Carrie. I’ll explain everything—I promise. But accusing Lise

she stormed in, her grip

Have you lost your mind? What

blazing in her eyes as she marched forward and flung a phone at Kristopher. The

retrieve it, but Kristopher’s reflexes were quicker. He snatched it up first; it was

woman took a picture of your pregnancy test and sent it to Lise—behind

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