Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Audrey’s POV

I nodded slightly. “Go ahead, ask.

That call the other night,” he began, his voice carrying a hint of dangerous edge. “What was that about? Why didn’t you answer when I called back?”

My fingers twisted in my lap. “I… dialed wrong. The lie felt clumsy on my tongue. “When I saw you calling back, I didn’t know how to explain, so I just… didn’t answer.”

Really?” His eyes narrowed slightly. “Who were you trying to call then? James Collins?”

The way he said James’s name made my stomach clench. I shook my head quickly, perhaps too quickly. “No, of course not.”

Blake leaned back in his chair, but there was nothing relaxed in his posture. “Interesting. After you ignored my call, I met him in that Southern restaurant, and he looked a bit hurried. Later, when I went to your apartment, I ran into him again at your doorstep.”

My eyes widened in shock. “Wait, you came to my apartment that night?”

“You called without speaking, then wouldn’t answer.” His voice carried something I couldn’t quite identify. “I thought you might be dead in there.”

Blake let out a cold laugh. “So I went to check on you. What’s the most interesting part? He said you were already asleep. Do you know how I felt at that moment?”

respond as my mind was

James had gone

anything

narrowed as he studied my face.

shaking my head.

that hour, for a man to leave a woman’s

when James said you wanted to cut ties with the past, that

understanding. “No! I never said I didn’t want Snow!

eyes as understanding dawned. “Astrid searched all day yesterday, and

The thought made my chest ache. No wonder James sounded so

I was desperate, that’s why I tried asking for your

as he watched the tears gather in my eyes. The arctic chill in his gaze thawed slightly, replaced by a hint

with fluid grace, “I almost thought you

a tissue to wipe my face. “That’s

attachment and support in this world. Even if I had given up on myself, I could

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