Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 39

Chapter 39

Audre, o POV

Sitting in my race car, I should have been preparing for my next round, but my attention was locked on Dr. Evans 4 message lighting in my phon

Fifty million dollars.

The numbers seemed to mock me as I read the message again: “Mrs. Parker, they’re offering fifty million for the remaining doses. If you can match that amount, they’ll withdraw their request. Would that be acceptable?”

A bitter laugh escaped my lips before 1 could stop it. Fifty million might be pocket change for Blake Parker, something he could produce without a second thought. While I had saved some money these past years as his secret wife, it was nowhere near that astronomical figure. Perhaps fate was telling me it was time to stop fighting, to accept my limited time….

“Audrey!” Astrid’s voice cut through my dark thoughts

as

she bounded over to my car, her face flushed with excitement.

I quickly locked my phone screen, forcing a smile. “Whe

Blake wants Laurel to race against you.” She leaned against my car door, her eyes sparkling with mischief. “They haven’t set the stakes yet.”

The mention of Blake and Laurel sent a familiar ache through my chest, but I kept my expression neutral.

“Since you won’t get much in the divorce,” Astrid continued, her voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper, “why not take him for all he’s worth? How about ten million? He’s loaded anyway.”

Maybe it was the lingering shock from Dr. Evans’s message, or perhaps th

the

the situation, but something made me

Why not fifty million?”

but couldn’t hope to obtain. But Astrid’s eyes lit

turned predatory. “Perfect! Fifty

to grab her arm, but she was already racing across the track toward where

What have I done?

car,

back. “We’ve decided,” Astrid’s voice rang out with a tone of determination. “If you lose, you pay Audrey fifty million. Dare to

gaze shifted restlessly between me and Astrid. “Was this your

not your concern.

slipped for just a moment before she

Sinclair,” she stepped forward, her words a deceptive blend of sweetness and hidden malice. “no need to be nervous. I understand your humble background means you

she had everyone’s attention. “If I lose, Blake will pay you fifty million as agreed. If you lose…” Her smile widened. “Well, Miss Sinclair, you’ll leave New York immediately and never show your face to Blake and me again.

time froze instantly. I could feel shocked/stares darting between Laurel, Blake,

en

us.

I’d be gone anyway –

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my voice steady despite the

instincts flaring, “You think.

our exchange, saw the muscle jumping in his jaw. But for once, I didn’t care about his rexetion: heeded to

fate has a twisted sense of humor, I thought, watching Laurel’s triumphant smile. Let’s see who gets the last

Blake’s POV

twisting in my chest. This wasn’t how I’d expected the morning to go. The sight of Andrey in her racing suit, commanding the track like she’d been born to it,

they had made it crystal clear they preferred their adopted daughter. Their biological child meant nothing to them. Without the Parker family’s support these past years, Audrey would have faced a much

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