Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 38

Audrey POV

relix tamed quite excited. “You won’t believe whos here! This grip on my wrist was surprisingly strany as he tugged me forward cons of het nu m you to my childhood best friend!”

I was still riding the high, the thrill of racing pulsing through my veins. Even Astrid seemed caught up in the moment, leuing Felix pull her along 198 as we approached the entrance, everything changed.

Blake Parker stood there, his tall frame unmistakable even at a distance. What stopped me cold wasn’t his presence – Id half expected him to show up after Felix’s messages. No, it was the sight of Laurel Rose wrapped in his arms, her head tucked perfectly against his chest.

1 yanked my hand free from Felix’s grip, taking an instinctive step backward. Beside me, Astrid made a sound of disgust.

What a bad luck,” she muttered, loud enough for Felix to hear. “Running into them here.”

Felix’s eager smile froze. “You… have some history with Mr. Parker and Miss Rose?*

Astrid let out a cold laugh. “History? That doesn’t begin to cover it! I tell you

Before she finished. “Felix. Blake cut through, his voice carrying that particular note of polite distance as he walked towards us. Then his gaze landed on Astrid and me, his expression hardening. “What brings you here?”

Before I could respond, Astrid stepped partially in front of me. “Any problem? I wasn’t aware Long Island Raceway had your name on the deed, Mr. Parker.”

The corner of his mouth twitched, probably due to annoyance or amusement. “Since when do you race?” His tone carried that familiar edge of condescension that never failed to get under my skin.

I had intended to walk away. Really, I had. But something about his tone, that implicit judgment that I couldn’t possibly know anything about this world of his…

“I learned many years ago,” I said, keeping my voice deliberately neutral.

had

old pain flared – not at the insult itself, but at how easily he still, fell into these patterns. How readily he reached for my background

growing up in the country means I must be completely ignorant and uncultured?” I met his gaze steadily. “Is

he said, but his eyes had that dangerous glint I remembered

curiosity elsewhere. Some things aren’t worth

other?” Felix’s voice carried a note

clearly struggling to process what he was witnessing. After all, Blake Parker was New York’s golden boy. No one

retorts as if he were any other

the Despite his dark expression, I could tell he wasn’t truly angry. Three years of marriage had taught me to read the subtle tightening around his almost imperceptible clench of his jaw. This wasn’t his fury – this was

anymore. It’s that simple.” I turned back to my

us, honey–sweet and calculatedly gentle. The Hollywood star was playing her favorite role the gracious peacemaker. “Even if there’s been

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kind you’d give to somente when completely fed rouck on condity, katere venden

in per Laurel still stood together – New York’s power couple, exactly at

detail that spoke volumes. In the past, Laurel had always

every Parket family event. She’d wield the title like a reminder that the candidated my posities

I was

this as I wondered. Is this her way of declaring

their work, I’d take a few victory laps. Not to show off, but to celebrate. After all, some endings deserved to be marked with the roar of an engine and the

Blake’s POV

race car before turning to the woman beside me. ‘Would you like to do a

gleamed with a dangerous light I recognized all too well. “Why don’t we make this interesting? A race between her and Audrey? Mr. Parker and I

panic in Laurel’s eyes as she started to

finish, I draped my arm across her shoulders, meeting Astrid’s challenge with a cold smile. “What are we