Chapter 36

Blake POV

I stood in Mayo Clinic’s VIP wing corridor, watching through the floor–to–ceiling glass window as a nurse treated the bruising on famet’s face. Why di Audrey have to take things this far? All I’d asked was a simple apology something she’d always been willing to do these past three years.

“What’s the situation with the medication?” I detachment.

my voice low as I addressed the doctor beside me, who was reviewing his fablet with practiced

He hesitated, fidgeting with his tie. “The board has received word that the patient is… adamant about keeping all foirr remaining doses. They’re refusing to even discuss a transfer of the medication.”

I closed my eyes, my mind racing through possibilities. Parker Group had resources, connections – surely there was a way to secure those doses. After a moment, I opened my eyes again. Continue negotiations. Tell them we’re willing to pay fifty million for the remaining doses. If they still refuse, then give

me

My phone’s sudden buzz cut through the conversation. Normally, I’d ign

check this one.

group chat

messages they were rarely worth my time. But something made me

The photo on my screen stopped me cold. The race track stretched out in the background, but it was the figure in the foreground that demanded attention. A woman in a professional racing suit, bent over the engine of a high–performance car with practiced familiarity. Her dark hair caught the light, her skilled movements captivating my eyes.

her, there was no mistaking the woman in the racing suit. Audrey. My wife – though she seemed determined to

of Felix and Audrey together, both still in their racing suits, faces flushed with the excitement of competition. His arm was casually draped over her shoulder, and she was actually smiling – not the polite, reserved smile I was used to seeing, but something

it, my finger was already hitting Michael’s speed dial.

My usually unflappable assistant sounded distinctly uncomfortable. “By the time our people arrived,

of his name made my jaw clench. After that scene at the hospital, after his self–righteous accusations about my treatment of Audrey, he dared to insert himself further into my marriage? And now here she was, at a race track of all places, demonstrating skills I’d never

about.

was buzzing with new messages. Felix Thompson’s enthusiasm practically

everyone so quiet? Cat got

just scared to compete for

of the chat remained tellingly silent. They all knew who she was – grandfather’s birthday celebration just last night. But Felix, newly returned from Europe, was blissfully unaware of the powder keg he was dancing

that?” I typed back, watching his immediate

think I’ve

possessive twisted in my chest, “Where

Raceway! Coming to join

“Noted.”

reaching for my car keys. My first instinct was to drive straight to the race track, but something held me back. I wasn’t particularly eager to see Audrey right now as I didn’t know how to face her, and Felix’s ignorance of the situation was almost amusing – once he learned who Audrey

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realzation made me change course, heading toward Parker Group instead. With everything that had

on

I decided. Then

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