Chapter72ShesDeadinBlood Chapter72ShesDeadinBlood +10FreeCoins Assoonasshesaidso,itwasasiflightninghadstrucktheSanders,leavingtheairheavywithtension.
AlleyesturnedtoEsmee,andmymothersvoicetrembledas sheasked,Whatdidyousay?Whosdead? Esmeewasunnaturallyfocusedasshewalked straighttothefamilyphoto,pointedatmyface, anddeclared.Shesdead!Theresbloodeverywhereintheheavysnow! GrabbingEsmeebythecollarofher downjacket,mymotherdemanded,Wheredidyouseethis?Howdidshedie? TheroughnessofherapproachmusthavetriggeredmemoriesofEsmeestormentontheshipandattheScamCenter.Shecringed,clutchingherheadandcryingoutinpanic,Donthitme!Imsorry!Iwontrunawayagain! Herparentsr
ushedtoherside,pullingherintotheirarms.
Mrs.Sander,Imsosorry.Mydaughterisjustramblingnonsense,Esmeesmotherapologized,clearlydistressed.
Butmymotherwasrelentless,shakingEsmeeandshouting,Explainit!Whathappenedtoher?Tellme! Esmeeonlybecamemorefrightened,shrinkingawaywithtearsstreamingdownherface.Iwontrunawayagain,Iswear! Icouldnthidemyanxiety.Esmeehadsaidthekeyphraseheavysnow,Shemusthavewitnessedsomethingthatnight! Butherfragilementalstate,combinedwithmymothersaggression,lefthertoodistraughttocontinue.Shejustcowered,cryinguncontrollably.
Mom,calmdown,Anna interjected,pullingheraway.Thegirlsbeentraumatized.ShesinshockfromwhathappenedatChedor Esmeesmotherlookedpaleandflustered.WhathadstartedasavisittoexpressgratitudetotheSandershadturnedintochaos.
Shetriedtosmooththingsover,saying,Imsosorry.Mydaughterhasbeenunwell.ShedidntmeantocurseMs.Sander.Pleasedonttakeherwordsseriously ShequicklyusheredEsmeeoutside,butastheywalkedintothesnow,Esmeekeptmuttering,Bloodmuchblood…shesdead! Arnoldshutthedoorbehindthem,tryingtoblockouttheunsettling scene.
Mymothergrabbedmyfatherssleeveandwhispered.CoulditbethatChloe… Myfatherfrowneddeeply,lightingacigaretteinresponsetothetension.
IglancedatLuke.HehadntsaidawordsinceEsmeesoutburst,hisbrowsfurrowedasiftryingtodecipherhermeaning.
17:59Sat,Dec7tiGE Chapter72ShesDeadinBlood +10FreeCoins ButIknewLuketoowellhewasindecisive.Itwasonlya matteroftimebeforeAnnabrokethesilence.
Aed,shespokeup,hertonecheerfuldespitetheweightofthemoment.Dad,Mom,yourenotseriouslygoingtobelievetheramblingsofsomeonementallyunstable,areyou?IfChloeweredead,thenhowdo youexplainthesephotos?Areyousuggestingshewasfurlingaroundbeforethewedding? Lukedenied,Itsimpossible.Chloewasattheorphanageeverydayleadinguptothewedding.Thedirectorcanconfirmthat.
Besides,justbeforethat,shehadamisc- Heabruptlyshutup,butitwastoolate.Mymotherturnedtohimsharply.Hadawhat?shepressed.
Itsnothing.Annachimedin.WhenIdeletedthephotos,Igottheoriginalsfromtheadministrator.TheyweretakenfivedaysafterChloedisappeared.Esmeehadalreadybeenkidnappedbythen.TheresnowayshecouldknowanythingaboutChloeswhereabouts.
HerstatementseemedtorelieveLuke,whovisiblyrelaxed.
ItwasclearhewasclingingtotheideathatImightbealive,notoutofconcernforme,butbecausehedidntwanttofeelguiltyabouthisaffairwithAnna.
IhadlongseenthroughLukesselfishness.Hispriority wasalwayshimself,neveranyoneelse.
Mymothersighed.Thatgirlhascausedusnothingbuttrouble.Maybeitdbebetterifshediddieoutthere.
Iknewherwordswerespokeninfrustration,butIwasreallydead.
Ifshedoesntcareaboutthisfamily,thenweshouldntwastetimecaringabouther,sheaddedcoldly,Illjustactas ifIneverhadadaughter.
See?AssoonasAnnaspoke,itwasasiftheentirefamilyfellunderherspell.
Ofcourse,thatwasntsurprising.
Annawastheircherisheddaughter,whileIwasjusttheonetheysawas unstable.Whowouldevertrust thewordsofsomeonetheyconsideredinsane? Mymother,hesitatingslightly,brokethesilence.LukeifChloereturnsandthosephotosturnouttobereal,whatwillyoudo?Youvebeentogetherforsomanyyears.
ItwasclearthattheSanderswerestillclingingtotheideaofsavingthismarriage.
IexpectedLuketo firmlydeclarethathewoulddivorceme.Instead,hisfacedarkened,andhesaid,Welldecidewhattodoifshecomesback.
Withthat,hefoundanexcusetoleavetheroom.
Theatmosphereinthehousegrewheavywithunease.Mymotherdidnttouchherfoodthatevening.Shemutteredunderherbreath,callingmedisgracefulandskinghowIcouldsinkintosuchlowbehavior, Myfatherseemedmorepreoccupiedwiththefamilysreputation.Hesatquietly,cigaretteinhand,andfinallysaid,Ifthisturnsouttobetrue,theBoltonswontwantChloeanymore.
NotjusttheBoltons,mymotheraddedsharply.Evenaregularfamilywouldnttoleratesomeonelikeher.Ifthisgetsout,ournamewillberuined.AndwhatboutAnna?Shehasntevenmarriedyet! 17:59Sat,Dec Chapter72ShesDeadinBlood 10FreeCoins Annashookherheadgently.Itsokay,Mom.Ifitcomestothat,Illjuststayhomeforever.Idonthavetogetmarried.
Dontsaysuchnonsense! Theres alwaysasolution,myfatherinterrupted,hisvoicesternanddeliberate.
All eyesturnedtohim.Whatareyouthinking,Dad?mybrotherasked.
Whentheresadangeroustumor,whatsthebestwaytohandleit?myfatherasked,histoneunnervingly calm.
Removeit,someoneanswered.
Exactly.Removeitcompletely,oritllspreadandharmeverythingaroundit.
Mybrotherstudiedmyfathersexpressionandhesitated.
So,youresaying… WeremoveChloe,myfather statedbluntly.Shellbeexpelledfromthefamilyanderasedfromthefamilyrecords.Fromthispointforward,shesnolongeraSander.Whatevershedoeswillhaveno connectiontous.
But Myfathercontinuedfirmly,IftheBoltonsexposethis,Mr.Boltonisntthe.typetotakeitlightly.Hellretaliateagainstus.Doyouthinkwecanaffordtodealwiththat?Weneedtodistanceourselvesfrom Chloeimmediately.

Follow new episodes on the CrushnovelS.Com

Mymotherfrowned,ArewepreparedtolabelChloeasimmoraljustbasedonsomephotos?Isntthatjumpingtoconclusions? Myfatherstoodhisground.Thephotosspeakforthemselves,dontthey?Anna,bringmetheoriginals,Illhavethemexamined.Onceitsverified,Chloeisoutofthis family.
Ididntstickaroundtohearwhat elsemyfatherhadtosay.Instead,IwenttofindLuke.
IhadalwaysknownIcouldnevermeasureuptoAnnainmyfamilyseyes.ButpartofmehadhopedthattheiractionsmyfathertravelingtoChedortosearchforme,mymotherstayingawakewithworrydespiteherharsh wordsmeanttheycared.
Now,Iunderstoodhowconditionaltheirlovetrulywas Iletoutabitterlaugh.Ifthat waswhattheycalledfamilyaffection,Ididntneedit.
Afterall ,Iwasalreadygonejust aghostlingeringintheshadows.WhatcouldIpossiblydonow? AsIacceptedit,Ifeltmyselfbecomingfainter,mypresencegraduallyslippingaway.
TheonlypersonIcouldntbeartoleavebehindwasGrandma.ShewastheonepersoninthisworldItrulycaredabout,Iwantedtostaywithheruntilherfinalmomentsbeforemovingon.
Butfatehadadifferentplan.
Thenextmorning,asLuketurnedacorneronhiswaytowork,asudden,deafeningcrashshatteredthe 3/4 17:59Sat,Dec7tG Chapter72ShesDeadinBlood -10FreeComs air.
2nd,andwhatI Ifollowedthesawmademybloodruncold.Agirlinapaleyellowjackethadbeenhitbyacar,herbodythrownseveralfeetintotheair.
Shelandedwithasickeningthud,herfaceturningtowardmeasbloodbegantoseepfromhernoseandmouth.
MyheartstoppedwhenIrecognizedher.
Esmee!Iscreamed,myvoicetremblingwithshock.