Loved You Once But He's My Forever (Chloe)
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Chapter 285 A Golden House

At that moment, Nelson's voice came from inside. "Where is the pers

you mentioned: Where are they?"

"Let's go, we're about to see a good show."

I stepped into the room. The only thing inside was a bare bed, and there was no sign of Silas

Though I hadn't expected them to call the police, I knew full well that the estate had their eyes everywhere. There was no way I'd let them see Silas being moved out openly. Such matters needed to be handled quickly, and I made sure Silas didn't stay longer than necessary.

Fortunately, I had just sent Silas away before the police arrived.

Linda looked at me. her face filled with disbelief. "Where is he? I've been watching! There's no way you could have taken him!"

Adam was starting to notice something was off; he asked. "Why have you been staring at this room?"

I replied casually, "Linda, you worked at the estate for a long time, right? I'm curious-how did you figure out there was a body in there just from a cleaning tool and a bag?"

"W-who would prepare a body bag for someone?" She snapped.

"Maybe you made a mistake. That wasn't a body bag. It's just a large trash bag used for cleaning

"Impossible! I clearly saw the bodyguard carry a tall man inside. Now the man is gone. Did you kill him?"

I sighed helplessly. "Captain Tucker, you guys are supposed to follow the evidence, right? She has no witnesses, no physical proof, just baseless claims. Do you believe everything she says?"

"Mrs. Bolton, don't worry. We won't wrong anyone. Miss, if you can't provide any proof, we'll have to treat this as a false alarm."

Linda grew desperate. "Then why are you rushing to clean up?"

I gave a small smile and said, "Linda, you're so sure there's someone here, a body no less. Could it be that you're the one who killed him? Is that why you're so sure?"

Her expression faltered, revealing her nervousness. She wasn't a professional killer, and her face betrayed.

her.

She was just a pawn, thrown into the situation, without any of the cunning comparable to Anna's.

"H-how could 1 be capable of killing anyone?"

I stepped

closer, pressing her. "If you didn't kill him, why are you so anxious? Why did you call the cops so confidently? You've got something to hide!"

Nelson, who had been working in law enforcement for years, could see Linda's nervousness. He asked solemnly. "Ms. Linda, it looks like you're coming with us. We'll be charging you with making a false report.

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"No, officers. You have to believe me! Someone really s died here, II"

""What about it?"

She almost spilled the truth but caught herself just in time.

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"I was just guessing. But if you didn't do anything wrong, where did the living man go? What about the bodyguard outside? How do you explain that?"

Carter, who had been silent until now, finally spoke with a faint smile. "I didn't know the estate was being run by a maid now. Does the master have to explain every move to the help?

Adam, growing more confused, added, "Yeah, what do you think you are?"

Nelson turned to Carter, still puzzled. "But what's going on here? Why are there bodyguards outside?"

Carter spoke calmly, Damian, show them what's inside

Damian lifted the bed, revealing a shocking sight underneath the mattress. There were bars of gold, stacked neatly.

Not just under the bed, but in every nearby cabinet-bars of gold, glinting in the light.

The gold nearly blinded me.

Even though I had grown up surrounded by wealth, seeing all these perfectly arranged gold bars was still enough to take me by surprise.

It turned out Silas was the one who had been kept in a golden house, not me.

From the astonished looks on Adam and Luke's faces, I could tell these gold bars had nothing to do with the Boltons. They were stored here by Carter.

I had always known Carter was wealthy, but this level of wealth was unprecedented.

Nelson, having seen many deaths in his time, had never encountered the amount of gold on such a scale.

""Mr. Bolton, you...

"Captain Tucker, now you understand why there are bodyguards outside, right? That bag isn't for a body- it's for moving the gold."

Carter casually played with one of the bars. "As for the origins of this gold, I think I don't need to explain myself, right?"

Nelson wiped the sweat from his forehead. He must have been thinking that the life of the rich was beyond his imagination. "Of course, Mr. Bolton. Sorry to disturb you!"

"No problem. This is your job, I understand. Damian, see Captain Tucker out."

"Yes, Mr. Carter."

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Nelson escorted Linda out, leaving the Boltons alone in the room.

Adam turned to Carter and asked, "Why are you hoarding all this gold?"

Carter shot me a glance and said, "To marry my wife

The sudden shift to me caught me off guard, and my face blushed.

How was I supposed to know? He was like a squirrel hoarding nuts, except he hoarded gold instead.

Adam cleared his throat. "What did she mean by that? Did we really hide someone here?"

At that moment, Adam still didn't know that Silas was lis real son.

"You think this looks like a place where we're hiding someone?

"Who would hide someone in a vault?"

Adam grumbled and helped Jeffrey out. Luke sighed in relief and left as well.

Once everyone was gone, I knelt down and carefully touched one of the gold bars. "Real gold?"

Carter chuckled softly. "Want to take a bite and see for yourself?"

"I know you wouldn't put fake ones here, but there's so much! How much are these?"

He pulled me into his arms and gently ruffled my hair. Not much-just over 7,000 bars."

"Why over 7,000?"

"Since the day we met, up until before I returned to my country, I planned to give them to you as a wedding gift."

"Carter, are you okay? Who gives gold as a wedding gift? Do you even know how heavy this is? You really don't treat gold like money."

"You've forgotten, haven't you?"

He reached out and tapped my nose. "Little penny pincher, didn't you say you liked gold and wanted someone to keep you in a golden house one day?"

I finally remembered the story I had read as a child.

A king had vowed to build a princess a golden house if she agreed to marry him.

At the time, I said with longing on my face. "If I lived in a golden house, I'd be the most noble princess in the world!

Every girl dreams of being a princess as a child. I couldn't even look at myself in my cringe-worthy, overly dramatic youth.

But to my surprise, Carter had actually gone and done it.

It was so unexpected.

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I wrapped my arms around his neck and laughed. "If I wanted the stars, would you go pick them for me?"

"As long as you want them, and I can give them"

"Carter, you fool!"

"Loving you isn't foolish."

Carter leaned in and kissed me. "Bae, all this is for you. Do you like it?"

So much had happened recently, and we hadn't been intimate in a while.

As he gently teased me, I could feel my cheeks flush.

Compared to the gold, I like the fool who gave it to me."

His eyes darkened slightly, but I sealed his lips and whispered, "Carter, kiss me."

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