Chapter 306 Cooperation Request


    Chapter 306 Cooperation Request


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    Carter had hoped to wait for the enemy to make a move, but things turned out to be far more twisted than we had ever imagined.


    Ss had been willing to go to extreme lengths, even biting off his own tongue andmitting suicide, just to keep his secret safe. With the Boltons now involved, Carter''s patience had worn thin. Each passing day only seemed to bring more chaos and more loss.


    Ss had been the only son of Carter''s sister-inw, and even though he didn''t show it, it weighed on him more than he let on


    From the operating room, Anna''s cries pierced the air. The procedure she was enduring-without anesthesia-was agony.


    But it wasn''t just the physical pain that was breaking her. It was the emotional torment that seemed to consume her entirely.


    In one night, she had lost both the love of her life and her child.


    Her cries finally stopped.


    The doctors filtered out, and Anna was taken back to her room.


    When I returned to see her, she was lying in bed, her face drained of color, her features almost lifeless.


    Had I looked the same when I lost my child?


    She appeared fragile, like a porcin doll on the verge of shattering.


    Despite knowing the awful things she had done, I couldn''t help but see something else in her at that moment-myself. I saw the version of me that had lost everything.


    Her eyes were empty. She sat there, staring nkly at nothing, as if nothing mattered anymore. Without her child, she no longer held any value for the Boltons. Still, they weren''t about to let her go. She knew Ss''s secret. The Boltons wanted to use her to extract whatever they could from her, and they weren''t going to make it easy.


    I set a bowl of chicken soup on the bedside table.


    At first, when I had been reborn, all I could think about was revenge. I wanted her to suffer, to feel the pain I had felt.


    But now, after everything. I had changed. My expression was steady, unreadable.


    She didn''t even look up when I entered the room.


    It was as if we could do whatever we wanted, and she wouldn''t care. Nothing seemed to matter to her


    anymore.


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    "I heard you haven''t eaten. Drink some soup, I said, trying to break the silence.


    Before today, I''d always seen Ama as a ruthless, cold woman who would stop at nothing to get what she


    wanted.


    But when I saw her sacrifice everything for Ss-even her child-I realized that beneath the hardened exterior, she was still human. She had her own weaknesses. Instead of forcing answers from her, maybe it was time for a gentler approach.


    Anna surely knew a great deal about the organization.


    For now, I pushed aside my hatred and pretended to be kind.


    She didn''t react to my voice, in nkly ahead.


    I spoke slowly. "Before Ss bit his tongue off, he left you a message."


    The mention of Ss made her snap to attention. Her voice came out in a raspy whisper. "What did he say?"


    I nced at the bowl of chicken soup. "Not before you have some soup."


    I wasn''t


    ure if Anna had poison, but she wasn''t like Ss. She still had value to the organization, so they wouldn''t likely kill her just yet.


    But with Ss dead, Anna seemed to have lost any will to live. The grief was already showing.


    She drank the soup in a mechanical fashion, cing the bowl aside once she was done.


    "If you''re here to watch me suffer, you''ve seen enough, she said quietly. "I lost. Completely. Zoey, I don''t want to fight with you anymore. I just want to know what Ss said."


    I looked at her, my expression calm, calcted. "I''ll make you a deal. You tell me what your group wants, and I''ll tell you what Ss left for you. How does that sound?"


    Anna stared at me, her eyes serious. "I don''t have any big ns. Meeting Ss was just an ident. He saved me, and I''m grateful."


    "Grateful enough to carry his child and im it was Luke''s?" I raised an eyebrow. "Ms. Sander, do you need a reminder of how you ruined Luke''s marriage? Do you think that story holds up?"


    Anna bit her lip, looking down. "That''s the truth. If you don''t believe it, that''s on you."


    "You don''t have a shield anymore," I said gently. "The Boltons won''t be as lenient as I am. Ss was their heir apparent. His death won''t be forgiven easily. You can''t just im ignorance and think it''ll end there."


    I sighed. "Honestly, I used to hate you. Sadie took my ex-boyfriend, and when I found out what you and buke did to Chloe, that''s when I really began to hate you. I thought you both betrayed her, and I wanted you to pay for it. That''s why I helped the doctor clear Chloe''s name at the artpetition."


    "But now, you seem pitiful. I may not have a child, but can imagine the pain. The way you look at Ss tells me he was the one you truly loved. Losing your lover and child... as a woman, I understand your


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    "I''m asking you on behalf of the Boltons. If you don''t speak now, when theye, you won''t have any choice. With me, at least you can make a deal."


    Anna''s gaze met mine, and she saw the pity in my eyes


    Her face was torn. She wanted to know what Ss said, but revealing the truth might cost her everything.


    I wasn''t in a rush, waiting for her to decide.


    "Zoey, I haven''t lied to you. Before, neither Ss nor I knew he was a Bolton. You''re right, I loved him."N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    "Then why get involved with Luke?


    "What difference does it make?" Anna''s voice trembled. Ss came from nothing, and his face was ruined. He didn''t deserve someone like me. I wanted to marry Luke. I wanted to be part of the Boltons"


    Her words were a mix of truth and lies. It seemed I wouldn''t get any more out of her. She wouldn''t admit to any murders-not here, not now.


    I had stumbled upon a crucial piece of the puzzle. Neither Anna nor Ss had known the truth about his identity.


    That meant Ss had been used all along.


    He only discovered the truth about himself before his death. By then, it was toote. He couldn''t speak, couldn''t recognize his father. Even if he hadn''t died, the organization had already nned his demise.


    If Ss was a Bolton, what did that make Anna?


    Her own identity seemed just as questionable.


    Had Carter not discovered the truth by chance, Ss might have died never knowing who he truly was.


    It was clear now-Ss had been nothing more than a pawn.


    As I rose to my feet, Anna watched me, her eyes filled with anxiety. "What did he say?"


    I stood beside her, looking down. "Ss asked me to tell you he loves you."


    Just three words. But the moment they left my lips, Anna''s face crumpled, and tears began to fall


    "Idiot! That idiot!"


    "Anna," I said calmly, "Since you and Ss were both yed, how about we work together? The one behind all this switched Ss and Luke''s identities. Ss was meant to be the Bolton heir, destined for wealth and privilege. If his life hadn''t been changed, his face wouldn''t have been ruined, and he wouldn''t have ended up the way he did."


    Neaned in closer, my fingers pressing against the bed''s edge, my voice low but insistent. "If Ss had survived, you wouldn''t have lost your child. You could have had the life you wanted. Your real enemy isn''t us-it''s the one pulling the strings from behind the scenes. Anna, let''s join forces. Let''s get justice for Ss."