Chapter317BillKnew thatZoeyHadDied Chapter317BillKnewthatZoeyHadDied PhilippaandBillhadjustarrivedatthehospital.AsPhilippagazedatZoey lyingstillonthebed,hereyesimmediatelyfilledwithtears.
Zoey,whatshappeningtoyou ?thewhispered.
Philippaknewthetruth,butBillremainedunawareSingZoeyscalmface,whichseemedasiftheweremerelyasleep,Billwasnt concerned.
HespokesoftlytoPhilippa,Dontworry,DamiansaidZoeyisonlyinacoma.Shellbeokay? Athisnonchalanttone,Philippaspunaround,hereyesflathingwithanger.Bequiet!Whoareyoutosaysuchthings! Billassumedherouttirst wasjustaresultofpregnancyemotions,soheremainedcalmOkay,okay,Imsorry.Its allmyfault,dontbeupset PhilippasfrustrationgrewasshesawhowobliviousBillwasIts becauseofyouthatZoeyisinthisconditionnow!Leave,Idontwanttoseeyou!sheshouted.
Billcouldntunderstandthedepthofherfear.ShehadalreadylostZoey,butatleastherbodywasstilheretherewasstillachance.Ifshelostthattoo,itwouldtrulybetheendofherdaughter.
Justthen,Carterentered,pushedinsidebysomeone.Hesaidurgently.Philippa,pleasecalmdown.IneedBillshelp.
Billfinallysensedthatsomethingwasoff.Areyouallkeepingsomethingfromme?heasked,hisvoicefilledwithsuspicion.
ThedoctorhadclearlystatedthatZoeyhadonlyfainted,butPhilippasfranticexpressionandCartercallingthemtothehospitalbeforedawnmadeBillincreasinglysuspicious.
HiseyesshiftedbetweenCarterandPhilippa,wonderingwhatsecretswerehiddenaboutZoey- CarterbrieflylookedatDamian,whonoddedandsteppedaside,signalingthebodyguards tostandwatcharoundtheroom.
Philippaclutched Cartersarm,hervoiceurgent.Carter,tellmethetruth.Whatswrongwith Zoey?1canhandleit.
Carterreassuredher.Philippa,dontworry.Shesfine.ShejustneedsasmallfavorfromyouandBill.
Whatkindoffavor?Tellme,Philippademanded.

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Your blood,Carterrepliedbluntly.
Billfrownedinconfusion.Whydoessheneedmyblood? Justdoitandstopaskingquestions,Philippasaid,hertonefirm.
SheturnedbacktoCarter,desperationinhervoice.Ifwegive herourblood,will shewakeup?Isthatwhatyouresaying? 1/3 Chapter317BillKnewthatZoeyHadDied Billssuspiciononlydeepenedashelistened.Whatswithallthecrypticanswers?hesnapped.
+5FreeCoins Themorehethoughtaboutit,thelessitmadesense.Ifyourenotbeinghonest,Imnotgivingmyblood,hedeclaredfirmly .
PhilippawasabouttospeakagainwhenCarterreachedintohispocket,pulledoutapendant,andsetitonthe table.Hesaidcalmly,Chloe,comeout.
Chloe?Billmurmured,confused.
Atthenextmoment,Iappearedbeforethem.Philippafroze,utterlyshocked.
Hermindflashedbacktomyfuneral,thememoryofthelargeportraitthathaddominatedthehall.
ThoughZoeyandIsharedsimilarfeatures,therewasnomistakingwewerenotthesameperson.
Slowly,sheapproachedme,disbeliefetchedonherface.You…youreChloeSander?shewhispered,hervoicetrembling.
Whatdoyoumean,ChloeSander?Chloeisdead…Billsvoicefalteredashestaredatme,hiseyeswidewithdisbelief.
Istoodapartfromhumans.Drapedinawhitedress,barefootonthespotlessfloor,Icastnoshadowbeneathme.
Areyouaghost?heasked,hisvoicesteadydespitetheabsurdityofthesituation.
Billhadseenmanystrangethingsinhislife,andthoughthiswasunsettling,hemaintainedhis composure.
TurningtoCarter,histonesharpened.Whatisthisnonsense?Whatdoesmydaughterhavetodowiththisdead Chloe? Philippa,however,couldntholdbackhertearsanylonger.Theystreameddownherfaceasshecried,Bill,cantyoufeelit?Ourdaughterhasbeendeadforalongtime.
Billwastakenaback.
Hisexpressionshifted dramatically.Itwasas iffragmentedmemoriessurfaced,connectingthedots.ZoeyandIhadalwaysbeencompletelydifferentourpersonalities,ourdemeanor.Wewereclearlynotthesame person.
TherealizationseemedtiedtothetimeZoeyhadcutherwrist.
Yet,herefusedtoaccept thetruth.Mydaughterisrighthere.Shesjustasleep!Stopsayingsuchominousthings.Deathisnotsomethingtotalkaboutlightly!hesaid,hisvoice risingindenial.
Imethisreddenedeyeswithasteadygazeandsaidcalmly,Bill,Zoeyhasbeengoneforalongtime.Shediedbecauseyouignoredher overandoveragain.ImonlyherebecauseIborrowedherbodytocontinueliving Mywordstorethroughhisdeniallikeglassshattering.continuedcoldly.DoyouwanttoknowwhyIpushedMomtodivorceyou ?Itsbecauseyou,thearrogantfather, droveyourowndaughtertoherdeath.Youdontdeservetobeherfather ,andyoucertainlydontdeservetobeahusband.
2/3 ။ Chapter317BillKnewthatZoeyHadDied 79%會 +5 FreeCons Fromthetimeshewaslittletothemomentshegrewup,allZoeylongedforwas youraffectionandattention.Afewkindwordsfromyoucouldhavefilledherlifewithmeaning.Instead,SadieandMonicasrelentlessplots,Ashleysbetrayal,andyourindifferentstares draggedherintodespairatsuchatenderage.Intheend,shecouldntbeartheweightanymoreandcloseto leavethisworld Billshandstrembledas hisvoicecracked.No,thatsnottrue.I…Icaredforher,Ilovedher!HowcouldInot?Ijust…Ididntknow
howtoshowit.EverythingIdidwasforPhilippatoreturntome.InevermeanttohurtZoey.Howcoulditcometothis ? HisfaceturnedghostlywhiteasherushedtothebedandscoopedupZoeyslifelessforminhisarms.
Zoey,please openyoureyes.Lookatme.Iwaswrong,sowrong.IshouldnthavetreatedyoulikethatWake up.Zoey,andhitme.Please…justwake cupl HegrippedZoeyshandtightly,thenstruckhimselfacrosstheface withallhisstrength.
Ifyoujustwakeup.Tlldoanything,evenifitmeanstakingmylife.Zoey,please,openyoureyes.Ipromisedtotakeyoutotheamusementpark onyourbirthday.Andyourmom…Oh,right,Momisexpectingyourlittlebrotherandsister.Zoey,please,justwakeup! Years ofbeingabsenthadturnedintooverwhelmingguilt.BillsemotionsboiledoverashetriedtoliftZoeyslifelessbody.
Withoutwarning.Philippaslappedhimhard.Youneverlovedherwhenshewasalive,sowhatareyoupretendingfornowthatshesgone? Billst stearsslowlybegantofall,hisvoicethickwithdespair.Youknewallalong? Imnotasnaiveasyou,treatingsomeoneelsesdaughterlikeapreciousgem.Zoeyismyowndaughter.Howcouldamothernotrecognizeherownchild? So,yourejustlettingotherwanderingsoulstakeoverourdaughtersbody?Billsmindwasinturmoil,theweightofthesituationpressingdownonhim.
Bill,ifitwerentforChloe,ourdaughtersbodywouldhavedecayedlongago.ChloeiskeepingZoeyalive,andourdaughterwillstaywithusforever!Chloe islikeadaughtertome,Ivetreatedherasmyown.NowthatChloehasleftZoeysbody,ifwedontdosomething,bothofthemwillvanish.KeepingChloeisthesameaskeepingZoey Billseemedstruckbyaterribleblow,hisstrengthfadingawayinaninstant Hisgazebecamedistant,hiseyesemptyashestaredatmeandasked,IfChloeisawake,thenwhereismydaughterZoey?