Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 73

Audrey’s POV

The sickeninety familiar voler flered through the road, making me minutity from 1 bed the shit out an netfumuner ton many times before.

Blake dailing! The words carried that parflestar hote of breathires desperation 14 grown to fare

Taurel burst through the doorway like she owned it, a vision in piletine white the male stright for Blake with the kind of drypende urgener that bet in daytime trap operes. In one full matish, she’d wrapped herself around him, hey are finding their pracneed position at his water.

I’ve been looking everywhere for you! She pressed her face against his cheat

The room fell completely silent as het dramatic entrance shocked everyone.

Felix’s eyebrow rose sharply as he glanced my way, silently questioning. I could only offer a helpless shrug in response. What else could I do? This was hardly the first time Laurel had orchestrated such a performance, and I doubted it would be the last

William Parker’s reaction was immediate and thunderous. His walking stick struck the marble floor with enough force to make the crystal decanters rattle. “Charles!” His voice carried the kind of authority that made Wall Street titans tremble. “What is the meaning of this?”

The veins in his neck stood out as he continued, ‘Is our mansion’s security just for show? Since when did we start letting anyone waltz in uninvited?

Laurel immediately withdrew from Blake’s embrace, her face draining of color as she bit her lip. “Mr. Parker… I didn’t mean to… I was desperate to find Blake…

“Laurel… Blake’s voice dripped honey and silk as he turned to her, handkerchief already in hand. “Coming here without permission wasn’t… appropriate. The words might have been a reprimand, but his tone carried a hint of reassurance.

A familiar ache bloomed in my chest as I watched him shift – smooth, practiced, protective – positioning himself like a shield between her and his grandfather’s wrath. Five years ago, when he’d been truly blind, I’d been his eyes, his anchor, his everything. Now with perfect vision restored, he saw only what he chose to see. It was painfully ironic.

brow furrowed as he shot me another questioning look. I could only shake my head slightly in response, silently

the rest of us relegated to unwilling the scene unfolding before us. This script

Parker’s patience, already wearing thin from Laurel’s tears, snapped completely at Blake’s obvious display of protection. His walking stick struck

with barely contained fury. “Get me those security guards! NOW!

house!”

usually impeccable composure notably ruffled as he wiped sweat from his brow. “Sir, the security team did try to stop Miss Rose, but she…” He paused, stealing a nervous glance at Laurel before continuing, “She threatened them using her future status as Mrs. Parker… asked

guards had seen Mr. Parker escorting her out recently, so they

new hire, barely a month into the job. He wasn’t fully briefed on… the

you could…

mahogany bookshelf he’d been leaning against, his casual stance belying the sharpness in his voice. His gaze flickered to me before settling on William. “But didn’t you just introduce Audrey

actual Mrs. Parker?”

pressed on. “You two haven’t finalized the divorce yet, have you?

“No, not yet.”

gave a cold

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as she gazed up at Blake, lake darling, you know I wouldnt

much of a security guard’s casual words!” Blake spoke up. Ifis eyes narrowed as they swept over

confrontation with Blake and Laurel. I wanted no part in their relationship drama. Yet here we were, with Lauret’s perfect tears and Blake’s protective