Chapter 366 Have A Good Life

The old lady's accent was very similar to that of people from Sole. I never expected to meet someone from my hometown in a foreign country. The stone I was holding looked like marble on the surface; someone seeing it might mistake it for some sort of protective charm. But when the old woman saw it, her face turned pale with shock, readily recognizing it.

“What’s wrong? This stone…” I asked, noticing her reaction.

“Young girl, some things shouldn’t be worn casually. If you do that, it could cost you your life,” she said, her face full of urgency.

I couldn’t share the truth about my rebirth with a stranger, so I thanked her politely. “Thank you for the reminder.”

“Do you know what this is?” she asked, her eyes narrowing.

“Yes,” I replied.

She looked at me deeply, sighed in resignation, and walked away, taking the lotus pod she had just picked. As she left, I heard her muttering something under her breath: “Good advice can’t change a doomed soul; compassion won’t save a self-damned person; no god can save someone already dead, and only the king of hell will claim those who are filled with regret.”

For some reason, those words made me feel uneasy, and an odd tension stirred inside me. A breeze passed by, and the lotus leaves danced in the wind. My hair fluttered along with it, and Carter walked over, escaping my notice.

“What are you thinking about? Aren’t you getting hot standing here?” he asked, pulling me out of my thoughts.

I looked up and realized that Carter had found a large lotus leaf and was holding it over me to shield me from the sun.

“Carter, I just met a strange old lady,” I said, still a little confused.

“Strange? How so?” he asked.

I explained what had happened, still puzzled. “Why did she react so strongly when she saw my stone? When I said I wore it willingly, she started talking about how good advice can’t save the doomed and other strange things.”

I had a feeling that if the pendant was soul-stabilizing, she shouldn’t have said that. But if it wasn’t the soul-stabilizing pendant, why would Carter have given it to me?

“Carter, are you sure this is the soul-stabilizing pendant?” I asked, my curiosity getting the better of me.

He sighed and gently pushed a strand of hair that had stuck to my lips behind my ear. “Silly girl, what else could it be?”

I murmured quietly, “Yeah, what else could it be?”

“Don’t think too much. The important thing is that you’re alive and well now. That’s all that matters, right?”

I looked into his deep, dark eyes. I couldn’t quite read his emotions, maybe because he was standing with the light behind him. His eyes seemed like an endless void, impossible to understand.

I placed my hand on his chest, feeling the steady rhythm of his heartbeat. “Carter, you’re not hiding anything from me, are you?”

His hand cupped the back of my head, and he bent down to rest his forehead against mine. We locked eyes, our noses almost touching.

“Chloe, what could I possibly hide from you?” he whispered.

I didn’t understand. He suddenly became gentle and attentive toward me.

“I don’t know. What else could you want from me?” I asked, feeling a bit lost.

He smiled softly, a playful glint in his eyes. “I do have something I want.”

“Hmm?” I raised an eyebrow, intrigued.

He gently nudged my nose with his, like a playful puppy. “I just want you to have a good life.”

I wrapped my arms around his neck, smiling up at him. “Then you need to live a long life too, so you can grow old with me.”

He kissed me fiercely, his hands gripping my waist so tightly that I could barely breathe. The lotus leaf fell at my feet, and I clung to him as his kisses rained down on me like a storm. Was it just me, or did I feel like his emotions were running high at that moment?

“Carter, y-you’re hurting me,” I panted heavily, pulling away.

He looked at me, his eyes filled with an expression I couldn’t quite understand.

“Sorry,” he said softly, his gaze shifting to the nearby lotus pod. “Do you want to eat some lotus seeds? I’ll go pick some for you.”

“Sure,” I smiled.

He handed me the lotus leaf and said, “Here, hold this and sit tight while I get them.” With that, he slipped off his shoes and socks, rolled up his pants, and waded into the water.

I sat on the shore, gently stirring the water with my feet, enjoying the peaceful simplicity of this life more and more. I even started thinking how wonderful it would be if we had a child. It wasn’t the right time to think about such things, but I couldn’t help it. I loved him so much. I couldn’t wait to have a child that would be the fruit of our love.

Whether a boy or a girl, I would love our baby with all my heart, making sure the tragedy of the past never happened again. If we had a child, maybe they would be standing on the shore, clapping their hands and saying, “Daddy is the best!” Just imagining that scene filled me with joy.

When Carter returned with a bunch of lotus seeds in his hands, he gently tapped my forehead with his wet fingers. “You were daydreaming again. What made you smile like that?”

I wrapped my arms around his neck in a playful manner. “Carter, I want to have a baby.”

Chapter 367 I’ve Never Blamed You, Dad

Carter shifted his gaze away and said, “The mastermind behind it all hasn’t been found yet. We’re still in danger, so let’s hold off on discussing…”