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.”

deliberate breath. “Because I

froze, her countenance darkening as her eyes went from astonishment to disappointment. Her gaze fell, and her voice was barely a murmur when she spoke. “The night before our wedding… you left me to be with her, and you lied to me?

ln o vels .

a heavy shroud. She cursed herself for not realizing the truth sooner, for not calling off the wedding when

explain everything—I promise. But accusing Lise

the room as she stormed in,

lost your mind? What gives you the right to manhandle me

ignored her, anger blazing in her eyes as she marched forward and flung a phone at Kristopher. The device struck his arm

retrieve it, but Kristopher’s reflexes were quicker. He snatched it

jabbed a finger at Kailee, then turned to Carrie. “This woman took a picture of your pregnancy test and sent it to

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