Chapter184ChloeWasDismemberedHere Chapter184ChloeWasDismemberedHere IwascompletelyshockedwhenCarterkissedme Ifroze,staringathimwithwideeyes,sostunnedIforgottobreathe.
Wasthisreal?Carteractuallybinedme Seeingmyshock,hepulledaway,smilingslightly.DidIscareyou? Iwasindeedstartled,blinkingathim,unsurehowtorespond.
Ithadbeenyears sinceanythinglikethishappened.
10FreeCons ThemostmemorablekissIcouldrecallwas whenIwasyoungLukehadgivenmeanumbrellaintherain,andthen,soakedandawkward,hekissedme.
Butnow,itwasCarter.
Hegentlytouchedmylipsandsaid,Itsfine.Youllgetused toit.Familiaritycomeswithtime,darling Histonemademeblush.
I hadfocusedonmycareeraftermyrebirthandshutmyselfofffromlove.
Ihadswornnottofallforanyoneagain.
Imhungry.Letseatfirst.Iquicklychangedthetopic Okay, Hewasascourteousaseverasiftheplayfulsideofhimfromearlierneverexisted.
Carter,canyouhelpmeinvestigatetheCarlines?Iasked.
WhichCarlines? Ibitintoacrabpuff,frowningbeforeshakingmyhead.Imnotsureeither.
GrandmahadonlymentionedtheCarlines,Givenhercondition,Icouldntaskmore.
Itcouldbethe oneswhohadagrudge withtheSandersmanyyearsago,notanythingrecent,hesaid.
Gotit Heslidthemilktowardme.Dontforgettodrinkyourmilk.
Icouldntshakethefeelinghewastreatingmelikeachild,remindingmelikeafatherwouldhisdaughter.
Carter,Im20already,Icomplained: Yes,Iknow, littlegirl,heteased,rufflingmyhair .
1/4 Chapter14ChlorWasDismemberedHer Iwasspeechless Zney,whatareyourplansaftertheNewYearhesuddenlyasked.
Ifyouwanttocontinueyourstudies,Icantransferyour studentstatus,andyoucouldgraduatenextyear.Or,ifyoudprefer,youcouldjoinBeltonGrouporstartyourbounew IrememberedthatZoeywasstillinherthirdyearofcollegebuthadtakenabreakbecauseofdepression Ihadone moreyeartofinishmydegreeandwasfocusedoninternshipsandpreparingmythesis.
Tllstickwithitforonemoreyear,Isaid.
Good,Thinkaboutwhatyouwantforthefuture.Whateveryoudecide,Illsupportyour Havingsomeonebackingmewasanewexperience, anditfeltnice.
Inmyfreetime,Icheckedtherumorsonline.Annawasbeingtornapartbythepublic,whileChloewasgainingattention.
PatrickandothershadsharedproofofthecharityworkIddoneovertheyearsandevengaveinterviewstoreporters.
Whosaidkindnessdidntpayoff? ThegoodthingsIhaddonewouldeventuallycometolight.
Evilworkedthesameway.Back whenIwasaspirit,Idbeenfilledwithsorrow,questioningwhypeoplelikeAnnadidntfaceconsequences.
Now,shewasfinallypayingtheprice.
Comparedtothetroubleshewouldencounterlater,itwasinsignificant.Itsimplymeantshecouldnolongerappearpubliclyinthemedia.
TheHudsonsandtheSanderspouredsignificantresourcesintopublicrelationstominimizethedamagecausedbyAnnashumiliatingscene.
Lately,Carterhadbeenbusy andreturnedhomeonlylateatnight.Meanwhile,IstayedattheBoltonResidencetoassistJeffreywithvarioustasks.
AstheNewYeardrewcloser ,therewasalottohandlearoundthehouse.Afterputtinginsomucheffortforalongtime,Ifinallytook some timeformyself,whichfeltrefreshing.
Whilewaiting forCartertocomehomefordinner,Ispenttimetrimmingbranches.
Astheeveningdarkenedandhestillhadntarrived,Idecidedtocallhim.
Darling,IveuncoveredsomethingaboutChloe.Wanttohearaboutit? Iimmediatelyputthescissorsdown,myinterestpiqued.Whatdidyoufind? Afterleavingthehospital,Annadrove toaservicecenter.Ihadsomeonefollowhertothecarrepairshopyouaskedmetoinvestigate.
2/4 Chapter184ChloeWasDismemberedHere Didyouuncoveranything? Shevanishedshortlyafterenteringandonlyreappearedmuchlater.Isuspecttheresahiddenpassageinthatshop.
Memoriesofthedim,windowlessplacemyspirithadvisitedsurfacedinmymind.Ithadtobeunderground! Whereareyou?Imcomingrightnow.
Cartersharedhislocation, and Irushedout,mynervesonedge.
WhenIarrived,Ifoundhiscarparkedatadistance,likelytoavoiddrawingattention.
Wemetup, and Iimmediatelyasked,Didyoudiscoveranything? Hehandedmealaptopandexplained,Thisrepairshophasbeenaroundforoveradecade,andeverythingaboutit appearslegitimate.
Whoownsit? AnannamedFabianCarline.
Istaredathimintently.TheCarlines? CoulditbeconnectedtotheCarlinesGrandmahadmentioned? YouaskedmetolookintotheCarlineswhohadissueswiththeSanders.Therewas afamilybythatnameinWestfolkinvolvedinthesteelindustry.About30yearsago,theyhadsomebusinesscompetitionwiththeSanders,butitwasnothingserious.Theircompanyeventuallycollapsed,andthefamilysinfluencefaded.
1reviewedFabiansdetails.Hewasinhis30sandsomeoneIhadnopriorconnectionswith.Hewasnttheonewhokilledme.
IsFabianlinkedtotheCarlinesinWestfolk? No,itappearstobeacoincidence.ThesurnameCarlineiscommon.Dontlosehope.Wehaventuncoveredmuchyetbecausethetrueculpritshavent acted.Thosewhoareguiltyoftenstayhidden.Westillhavetime.
Inodded,mygazefixedonthedistantrepairshop.Ineedtogoinsideandseefor myself.

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IfIcouldlocatetheundergroundpassage,itmightleadmetothestonechamberwheremybodywasdismembered.
Zoey,istheresomethingyourenottellingme? Cartersexpressionwascalmbutserious.Ihesitated,bitingmylipasIwrestledwithmythoughts.
Takingmyhand gently,hesaid,Zoey,youcantrustme.Iwonthurtyou.Youremywife,andIllstandbyyouinanythingyouchoose todo.IknowyoureseekingjusticeforChloe,andIfeelthesameway.Wereonthesameside,notagainsteachother.
3/4 14:37Tue,Dec10GU Chapter184ChloeWasDismemberedHere +10FreeCoins Meetinghissteadygaze.Irecalled