Loved You Once But He's My Forever

Chapter 431 Hope to Tear You Apart

When | beca spirit, | had already cto terms with the fact that my parents never loved me.

| couldn't cry back then, but my heart had already wept enough. So, no matter how harshly they spoke to me

now, it didn't bother me.

| looked at their shocked faces and continued, "We met in Snowville not long ago, didn't we?"

"Are you truly Chloe? This can't be! How could this even happen?"

I held a knife and moved closer to them. As | neared Josh, he seemed to snap out of his daze, his face tense with

fear.

"What are you going to do?" he asked, his voice shaky.

| bent down and calmly cut the rope binding his wrists, then stepped back.

"I understand why you're afraid of me. After all, in your hearts, it would have been better if | had died. You'd be

remembered as the grieving family, the good parents, the caring brother. But unfortunately, not only did |

survive, | also remember your ugly faces clearly." Whitney looked at me, confused. "Chloe, what are you talking

about?"

I helped her up and wiped away her tears. "Sweetheart, if you think our reunion is going to be all happy and

harmonious, I'm afraid you're wrong. I'm no longer part of the Sanders."

Kate staggered toward me, her eyes full of tears as she looked atlike a loving mother. "Chloe, is it really you?

| was wrong...

She tried to reach out, but | took a step back. "Mrs. Sander, please understand. I'm Zoey now, and my mother is

Philippa."

"Chloe, are you still holding a grudge against us? We were tricked too. Can't you forgive me?"

Whitney tried to reason with me. "Chloe, we're family. You ..."

| cut her off. "I can accept you, Whitney, but not them."

"That's enough!" Josh snapped. "If you've been reborn, why didn't you acknowledge us? No wonder there's

always tension between us when we meet.

"You knew that fake Anna was suspicious. Why didn't you warn us? Ethan and Jake died because of you! Are you

blaming us for not noticing your depression? You hid it so well. How were we supposed to know?"

That was why | never wanted a reunion. Even though | thought | had becheartless, hearing his accusation

still stung.

Nothing had changed, with or without Wisteria. Josh was still the same-he still sawas a criminal who couldn't

be forgiven.

| used to explain, but now | knew their true nature. It wasn'twho was wrong, so why should | explain myself?

| just stared at him, coldly saying, "Yes, | regret it. | regret telling you to turn around that night. | should have let

your whole family drive down that road to death and join Ethan."

"You wicked girl! How can you say something so cruel?"

Josh raised his hand as if to strike me, just like he used to when he was incited by Wisteria.

But this time, a hand stopped him. It was Carter, standing taller than him, blocking the hit.

Carter's voice was icy. "If she's cruel, she should bury you herself. You have no right to hit her."

The Sanders looked confused, unsure of why Carter was here and why his legs seemed fine. Only Whitney

seemed puzzled, not understanding whyand her family had becenemies. Since she had been locked

away most of the time, without access to a phone or the internet, she only knew a small part of the truth.

She had no idea what my life was like at the Sander residence. To protect the image of her family in her mind, |

had never mentioned the unpleasant things | went through.

I didn't expect the Sanders to show up here, which made everything even more absurd. This time, though, |

wasn't alone.

Carter's tall figure stood protectively in front of me, blocking any hostility coming from the Sanders.

Greg spoke up, "Mr. Bolton, my father's heart is weak. Please let him go."

Carter forcefully pushed Josh away, making him sit on the couch. Whitney, noticing his poor condition, rushed to

get him a glass of water. "Dad, drink this first."

He sighed, placed his hand on his

knee, and sat still, staring atcoldly. "Back then, we were deceived When we heard about your death, do you

think we weren't worried? | even went to Chedor with Luke to search for you. | searched everywhere.

"You've been reborn but didn't acknowledge us. And you said those things at the funeral. Do you truly think

Ethan and Jake's deaths aren't your fault? If only you had warned us earlier, they wouldn't have died!"

Greg added, "Yes, Chloe. You didn't die, but you didn't acknowledge us either. You made us suffer for no reason.

Dad and Mom are getting old, and they have to deal with the loss of their children. Do you understand how hard

that is for them?"

| smirked sarcastically at them.

"How hard is it? The day after | died,

the police called you in for

questioning. What did you say? You said someone likedeserved to die. Mrs. Sander was more interested in

doing her nails. You two fushed back to your company, unwilling to stay even a little longer to help the police.

Honestly, | wish | could have cback as an evil spirit to tear you all apart. You should experience what it feels

like to be skinned alive and have your bones crushed."

That was the reason why | never wanted to acknowledge them. There was simply no point.

The people who loved you would love you no matter what you became, and the people who hated you would still

hate you even if you were dead. They hadn't changed at all.

"Was it Luke who told you this?" They were confused about how | knew so many details.

"No. After | died, | beca spirit and watched everything. | saw how my family ignored my

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disappearance, badmouthed me,

and even ate from the bowl that held my ashes. | watched as you all were fooled by the fake Anna, yet you still

defended her as if she were real. It's honestly laughable.

"Acknowledge you all? | fought so hard to cback to life. Why would | waste my ton heartless people like

you?

"The Chloe you once knew is gone. I've already paid back everything | owed you. So stop with the fake pity. |

know exactly how dirty you all are. If you don't wantto expose everything, stay out of my way." Saying all

that madefeel a lot better. | looked at Whitney, who was staring atwith a mix of emotions.

| smiled at her and patted her head. "Sorry for scaring you."

Suddenly, applause echoed from the stairs. "What a great show!"