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?”

didn’t respond as my mind

had just learned that after taking me to the hospital, James had gone back

mentioned anything about seeing

he studied

reality, quickly shaking my

James would claim I was asleep. At that hour, for a man to leave a woman’s apartment saying she was already asleep – wasn’t

ties with the past, that you didn’t want

sudden understanding. “No! I never said I

pricked at my eyes as understanding dawned. “Astrid searched all day

The thought made my

desperate, that’s why I tried asking for

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

“I almost

head, grabbing a tissue to wipe my face.

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

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