Chapter394SeventytwoHours Chapter394SeventytwoHours Afterhearingtheentirestory,Iwasquietforalongtime.
15FreeCoina IhadgonetotheSandersintentionally,hopingJoshwouldtellmethetruthabouttheCarlyns.ThemomentImentionedthenameCarlyn,Isawhisreaction.Heknewthenamebutpretendednotto.
Itwasclearhewashidingsomethinghedidntwanttobeexposed.
NowI understoodwhyAnna no,WisteriahadsuchadeepgrudgeagainstPenelope.Itwasntjustcruelty.Itwaspersonal.
Itfeltlikeatwistoffate.
MygrandmotherhadliftedtheSanders toheightstheydidntdeserve,and nowherdescendantsweretoo ordinarytoholdontothatlegacy.TheSanderscouldntevenmaintaintheirwealthforthreegenerations.
AndWhitneyshehadfollowedinthefootsteps oftheCarlynmatriarch,lockedawayinabasementbyTaylor,just as aprisonerwouldbe.
Thiswas theuniverses wayofmetingoutjusticeforthevictims.
Mydeathwastragic,yes,butsowasthestoryoftheCarlyns.
ThematriarchoftheCarlynshadbeenreducedtoapawn, simplybecauseshewasbeautiful.Inthatchaoticera,othersusedher,treatingherworsethananobject.
Penelopehadcausedthedeathofthe Carlyns,andnowtheSandershadtopayforthelivestheyruined.Itwasacycle.
Imsorry,Imuttered,myheadlowering Chloe,doyouknowwhatwevebeenthroughalltheseyears?Yaelsvoicewasheavywithbitterness.Myfatherandmyunclelosttheirminds.Theylivedeverydayinpainoverthepeopletheylost.Aslongaswerealive,wecantforgetthehatred.AslongastheSanderslive,theCarlynscanneverhavepeace Yaelsquattedinfrontofme,hisfingerbrushingmycheck.WevealreadyputeveryoneintheSandersfamilyonourlist.Iunderstandyoumorethanyouunderstandyourself.Fromthemomentyouswitchedyoursistersfate,ourrevengeontheSandersbegan.Butth
eyrelucky.Thatoldwomanstillhasonelife.left,hiddenbyyou,andyourparents…Gregisstillalive,too.
You canresteasy .Soon,theylljointheoldman.Afamilyshould betogetherright ? Beforetheydie,Illmake suretheyknowthetruthhowtheykilledtheirowndaughterforanimposter.Theyshalldieinregret.
Youvealreadydiedonce.Iwonthurtyouagain.Allyouneedtodo is standbymysideandwatchtheSandersfall Hiseyeslockedontomine , aridforamoment,Ihadnowords.
If whathesaidwastrue,theSanderswere responsible.Butwhataboutme ?CouldItruly callmyselfinnocent? 1/4 09:18Thu,Dec19G.
Chapter394SeventytwoHours WhatabouttheCarlynswhodied?Werenttheyinnocent? Thepasthad leftitsmarkontheirgeneration.
ItallmadesensenowWisteria,theCarlynbrotherstheywerentrightinthehead.
TheSandershadcastalongshadowovertheirfamily,yearafteryear,dayafterday.
Yaelreachedintohisblackbagandpulledoutgoldcandlesandsomesortofpowder.
Atfirst,Ithoughthewaspreparingfortheclimbwater,food,Butno,theywereofferingsforaritual.
Helitupthecandlesandsprinkledthepowertowardthegreatblueabove.
Grandpa,Grandma,canyousee? TheSandershavecometobowtoyou! Thepowderdancedinthewind,risingintothesky.
Eventhoughmybodywasgone,Chloesspiritremained.Yaelwasfilledwithhatredforme.
Ididntdareprovokehim,soIstayedkneeling,myheadloweredinsilence.

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Yaelcreatedapyre,theflames growingstrongerwitheachpassingsecond.
83% Hekneltnexttome,bowingdeeply.Grandpa,youcanrestnow.Theoldhagonlyhasonebreathleft.TheSandersareabouttocollapse!Grandmasrevenge isfinallyhere Iglancedatthetombstone.Thephotoontheplaqueshowedtwoyoungfacesprobablyonly18or19yearsold.
Despitetheblackandwhiteimage,themansgentleexpressionandthewomansdelicatebeautywereunmistakable.
Thinkingoftheirtragicend,IcouldntfigureouthowtojudgetheSandersforwhattheyddone.
Tothem,Grandmawasamonster,unforgivable.Tome,shewastheonlygrandparentwhohadevertrulycaredforme.
Ihadlonglearnedthatpeoplearenteasilydefined.Theresnosimplelabelfor anyone.
IcouldntbringmyselftoseeGrandmathroughtheireyes.
So,Istayedkneeling.
ThiswasthepricetheSandersowedtheCarlyns..
ThepyreburneddownslowlyasYaelstoodupandlookeddownatme.Chloe,Iknowyourenottoblame,butyoursinistobeborntothe Sanders.Yourgrandmothersdebt?Youllpayforit.Idontwantyourlife,justyourkneelinguntilthecandlesburnout.Then,thehatredbetweenourfamilieswillend.
Thecandleswouldtakeatleastthreedaysandnightstoburncompletely.HeintendedformetokneelthatJong.
Ihad nochoice.
Alright.
Illkneel.
2/4 ThuDec14 Chapter394SeventytwoHours 2K83% #5FreeCoins Yaelgraspedmychin,hiseyescold.Doyoufeelwronged?Mygrandfatherwas onhiskneesthesamewayyou are, pleadingwithhimtosparemygrandmother.Hespokethewords,butQuintusnearlykilledhim.
No,Idontfeelwronged.ThisiswhattheSandersoweyou.
Icouldntaffordtoangerhimnotwithmywordsormyactions.Thesituationrequiredmetoremain patient.
Good.Myfatherneverhadpeace.Helivedintorment everyday,andby39,hediedofdepression.Hedidntgetasecondchance likeyou.
Tmsorry.
Yaelturnedandwalkedaway.Staykneeling Idarednotrise.WewereintheCarlynfamilycemetery,andtherecouldbehiddencameras.Ifhenoticed.Ihadmoved,hemightusemylifetosettlethescore.
Butasheleft,adeepfearsettledinmychest.
ThecemeterywasfilledwithCarlyntombstones,butthatwasntwhatmademyheartrace.Itwastheunsettlingsoundsfromthedistancethehissofsnakesslitheringthroughthegrassandclimbingthebranchesofnearbytrees.
Itsent achillstraighttomybones.
Isprayedmoreofthepotiononmyselfandaroundmysurroundings,justtobesafe.Icouldntaffordtotakeanychances.OnewrongmoveandIcouldfindmyselfbackintheafterlife.
Halfanhourpassed,andthepaininmykneeswasunbearable.
Ihadtokneeluntilthecandleswentout.Hehadsaidso.
Ilookedatthephotographonthetombstone,sighed,andmuttered.Mr.andMrs.Carlyn,havemercyonme.Ivealreadydiedonce.Idontwanttofacethatagain.IhavepeopleIneedtoprotect.Ifyouhaveanypoweratall,pleasemaketheCarlynbrothersstop.Ifthisgoeson,theylldestroythemselves, ThoughtheCarlynshadmadetheirmove,theSandersdownfallfeltlikesomethingfatehadsetin motion.
Taylorandhisbrotherswouldfacesevereconsequencesforwhattheydidaswell.
Timecrawledby.Mystomachgrowledinhunger,andmybodyfeltweak,IwasafraidImightcollapse.
Whatscaredmethemostwasnttheday,butthenight, Asdarknessspreadacrosstheisland,itseemedtoconsumeeverything.
Onlysnakes,insects,andratsremained.
Perhapsitwasfateansweringmyplea,butasuddengustofcoldwindsweptthroughtheair.
Ilookedup.Theskyhaddarkened,thickcloudsswirlingoverhead.
3/4 0918Thu,Dec19G.
Chapter394SeventytwoHours Thunderroared,followedbyasharp crackoflightn Ah!Igasped,takenbysurprise.
Myeyesfelltothetombstoneagain,andIfroze.
Ablacksnakehadcoileditselfontop,itscold,unblinkingeyeslockedonmine.
Inthatmoment,Ifelttrueterror.
Suddenly,largeraindropsbegani ofme.
83% fall,hittingthegroundwithforceandsnuffingoutthecandlesinfront ThatwaswhenIrealizedIcouldstand.
Itriedtopushmyselfup,buteverythingwentblack.Mybody swayed,andIfeltmyselffall.
Icollapsedintosomeonesarms.Forabrief,surrealmoment,IthoughtIwasnolongeralone.Iwhisperedwithoutthinking,Carl,youcame