Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

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i cald you the wine pasts weren’t my doing, she added faily.

At by mine met hers, my breath caught. Something had changed in her. Before, Andrey eyes always held a light when the lanted at ela. read more editation and happiness I’d taken for granted. Now that fight was gone. She looked at me like I was a stranger.

I felt control slipping away, and 1 hated it.

Tm not here to accuse you, I said, pushing down the unsettling feeling. “I wanted to discuss hose we might resolve this situation online..

Then how do you want to resolve it?‘ she asked, fare unreadable.

This isnt the place to talk. I kept my voice steady. Let’s go upstairs.”

I tried to walk past her, but Audrey stepped forward quickly, blocking my path.

Mr. Parker, she said firmly. “We can talk right here. It’s not appropriate for you to enter a single woman’s home.”

I stopped cold. “You’re single?”

“I will be soon,” she replied, eyes challenging.

Fury rose in me. My family name, our reputation, billions in market value single? Like our marriage meant nothing? Like the scandal crushing my company wasn’t worth her concern?

all at risk because of this online disaster – and she casually called herself

Before I could speak, she continued.

“Blake Parker, you came here to discuss our divorce, didn’t you?” Her eyes locked onto mine. “Your solution is for us to divorce immediately, then forge a backdated agreement. If it’s dated before Laurel returned from Europe, she wouldn’t be labeled a homewrecker online, right?”

I stared at her, frowning. She knew me better than I thought. I’d barely started explaining, and she’d already mapped out my entire plan.

Audrey’s POV

I watched Blake’s face shift from anger to surprise. Despite everything, I still found myself reading his expressions – the tightening around his eyes, the shift in his jaw, the way his thumb pressed against his finger when caught off guard.

I knew I’d guessed correctly, so I said, “Drop the act. You already had this planned out. Why pretend you’re here to consult me?”

‘Give me the divorce agreement you’ve prepared,” I added, extending my hand.

Blake froze, his face paling. “The divorce agreement… Michael will deliver it later.”

I raised my eyebrow. He waited outside my apartment this late, but didn’t bring the agreement?

the divorce agreement? Then what are

a

name sounded different when he said it –/softer somehow. I pushed the thought

solution,” he said, voice tired, ‘because what’s happening online can’t be fixed quickly.” His eyes met mine. “Once over and things calm

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will treated my desire for divorce like

It was almost fury.

this man for years, giving him everything, yet he never understood

can discuss remarriage after we’re actually divorced,‘

Blake watched me silently,

said, gathering my strength.

go now, Mr. Parker. I walked past him without

Blake’s POV

away, feeling strangely empty. She’d dismissed our marriage like

phone rang.

events tonight?” I

CEO Parker drowning

I stayed quiet.

been telling you Audrey Sinclair is bad news! But you insisted she was innocent!” His voice was smug. “Now do

Audrey this way.

Alex trash–talk her made me feel

do with her,” I said, surprising myself with the

your grandfather

I tightened my grip on

“Look how she’s wrapped your grandfather around her finger! She has no real talents, just knows how to manipulate old men to stand up for her. It’s

used to think Alex was honest.

call you later,” I said and hung

on, her shadow

My mood darkened.

no distress. Instead, she went home to play with her cat, like she didn’t care about

her shadow, I felt

was actually anxious about divorcing

to leave. This woman had probably caused the scandal costing my company billions. She’d kept our marriage

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