Loved You Once But He's My Forever (Chloe) novel Chapter 13

Let it go?

What had Carter ever let go of?

I was completely confused, and Luke's expression only darkened further.

Not far away, Anna stood proudly surrounded by the Sanders family. My mother, Kate, kept showering her with praise. "Anna, you're amazing. Just a few paintings, and you made billions.

"Unlike Chloe, that useless girl. When she was little, her teachers said she had talent, but I never saw her produce anything worth mentioning. She's not even a fraction of what you are."

Ethan chimed in, "By the way, has anyone heard from Chloe? I can't get through to her. That girl's getting more and more irresponsible, always making the family worry."

"I heard she went to Cloudville.

"Dad, Mom, I told you a long time ago not to spoil her so much. She made a mess of things and just took off without saying a word. She's so selfish.

"Dad, Mom, Ethan, don't get too mad. Maybe Chloe just wanted some time to clear her head.

"When she comes back, you better make her apologize!

"If you ask me, she needs a good beating to finally learn her lesson."

Seeing Anna's fake, sweet face, I wanted to rip off that hypocritical mask of hers right then and there.

Everyone fell for her act. Not only did they not doubt her for a second, but they hung on her every word, completely trusting her.

I could tolerate my lover's betrayal, but I couldn't stand the cold, harsh words from my own family.

I was Kate's daughter too—she carried me for nine months. How could she be so cruel to me?

I had always loved painting. That one day, on Anna's birthday, Kate suddenly stormed into my studio in a rage. She poured paint all over my work and ripped the canvases apart with her own hands.

She yelled that Anna had nearly died, and how could I, heartless and ungrateful, continue painting as if nothing had happened? She called me a cold-blooded, heartless little monster.

It was then that I realized she had harbored resentment toward me for a long time. She thought I should've been the one to disappear, not Anna.

This whole mess had been caused by Anna and Luke, yet they blamed me for everything without even trying to understand what had really happened.

And now, even after I had died, they weren't in any hurry to find me. Instead, they were plotting to beat me up when I came back.

I touched my face. Not a single tear, yet it hurt so much inside.

At some point, heavy snow started falling again. The white flakes drifted down, just like what I had seen right before I died.

When would they finally realize that I was already dead?

Before long, the events at the gallery were all over the news. Both Anna and I were trending.

ChloeExposed

GeniusArtistTurnsOutToBeRichHeiress

DisgustingChloe

PricelessPaintings

MsAnnaBeautifulAndGenerousDonates3Billion

The public's opinion was completely one-sided.

I stood behind Luke, watching as he scrolled through his phone. The deeper he went, the more his brows furrowed.

Anna clung to Luke's arm and said, "Luke, I didn't expect things to blow up like this. Maybe we should have the trending posts taken down?"