Loved You Once But He's My Forever (Chloe) novel Chapter 15

Everyone in the room was stunned by his words. After all, Carter had kept his distance from the Boltons ever since the incident with his mother, spending most of his time abroad.

It was no secret that he resented Jeffrey and despised the Boltons, so he rarely set foot in the Bolton Residence if he could help it.

Being an illegitimate child, Carter was never really welcome in the Boltons. They didn't care much for him and were worried he'd come back and start fighting for the inheritance.

So, it was a shock when he suddenly returned and said he wanted to take over the family.

Adam looked pissed, his face turning dark as he snapped, "Take over? Who do you think you are? You're not in charge in our family!"

"It's not up to you to decide. From now on, I'm staying at the Bolton Residence," Carter said, turning to Jeffrey. "What do you say, Dad?"

I used to think Jeffrey saw him as a stain on the family, and never cared much for this illegitimate son. But the moment Carter called him "Dad," I noticed Jeffrey's eyes welling up with tears.

Did that look like a father who didn't love his son?

"Get a room ready for Carter," Jeffrey said, waving his hand. The butler rushed to carry it out, worried Carter might change his mind.

Adam didn't look happy and immediately tried to protest, "Dad, this isn't right—"

"Shut up," Jeffrey cut him off. "He's your brother. What's so wrong about it? He's done well for himself overseas without any of my help. And look at the mess your own screw-up of a son has made."

It was fine when he didn't mention Luke, but as soon as he mentioned it, he blew up. "And I just saw all those terrible rumors online, calling Chloe a scam artist and a fake. Are you going to let people insult your wife like that?"

"Grandpa, Chloe has been acting out of line. She left for Cloudville without a word, and I want to teach her a lesson."

"How can you still say she's being unreasonable? If it weren't for you running off and avoiding the wedding, would she have gone to Cloudville? Seems like you've forgotten how she begged Andrew to help us when we were in financial trouble. Without her, we might not have survived the crisis."

The old man lashed out at him again, fuming. "You ungrateful bast*rd, maybe I should just beat you to death."

"Dad, if you beat him up too badly, how's he supposed to go to Cloudville and bring her back?" Adam pleaded.

"Besides, Chloe cares about him the most. If she saw him hurt, she'd be sad."

Then, Jeffrey finally stopped, his anger still fuming. "You useless b*stard, get your wife back here!"

With that final order, he took Carter and left, barely glancing at Luke.

"You're doing well abroad. If you're interested in coming back, that's also great."

Carter just replied calmly, "Mm."

With only a few people left in the living room, Sheila focused on helping Anna, checking to see if she was hurt.

Luke, looking miserable and deep in thought, kept his head down.

"Your grandpa went too far." Adam helped him up, worried as he looked at his bruised back, and said to the butler, "Get the family doctor here quickly."

"Got it."

Luke had applied the medication and was lying on the bed, while I paced anxiously beside him.

It felt like those people were determined to skin me, leaving me with no intact body.

I couldn't shake the feeling that this was why I couldn't just disappear. I wished someone would hurry up and find my body so I could finally rest in peace.