Chapter 105

Blake’s POV

I rarely saw Audrey this cold, this distant. The woman standing before me in William’s hospital room was practically a stranger, her eyes devoid of the warmth they once held for me.

I felt myself freeze for a moment, anger flashing through me before I could suppress it. “I just want to talk about Thalia

outside!”

After all we’ve been through as husband and wife, is she really this guarded around me?

Audrey glanced between William and Felix, her smile barely there. “If it’s about Thalia, you can speak freely. No strangers

here.”

Her casual dismissal felt like a deliberate provocation. Felix wasn’t a Parker, but he’d grown up with me and was Thalia’s childhood friend. Years ago, Thalia had even pursued him, and when I was too busy to handle my business, Felix had often offered to help. Felix knew exactly what Thalia was like; there was no need for discretion around him.

Still, her words made my brow furrow deeply.

“Just say what you need to say,” Audrey continued, looking directly at me, her tone calm but distant. The challenge în her eyes was unmistakable.

Noticing my hesitation, grandfather snorted from his hospital bed. “What’s the secrecy for? We’re all family.

Felix chuckled awkwardly, glancing between us. “Blake, do you need me

to step out?”

With things having reached this point, I couldn’t insist any further. I felt my shoulders tense slightly. “No, just stay.”

I glanced at Audrey, feeling a storm of emotions I couldn’t quite name. “It’s nothing much. I just wanted to ask you how many problems you’ve solved for Thalia over the years, and how much money you’ve spent.”

Audrey raised an eyebrow. “Too many to count.” She met my gaze directly. “As for money–whatever was charged to your black card went to her problems.”

I felt myself freeze, disbelief washing over me. “The card I gave you… you used it

to

Audrey laughed coldly, her voice tinged

spend

on her?”

her problems, but did you expect me to

biological parents found me when I was eighteen, they never really took care

of guilt.

past two years, Rebecca and Thalia had constantly complained to me about Audrey being greedy, using my black card to buy luxury goods

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his bed, Audrey’s done enough for this

I tried to explain but was

A nurse appeared at the door, her tone professional but urgent.

reminder made us all suddenly realize we were

and apologized to the nurse, her face

felt suffocatingly silent. Grandfather tapped his fingers against the

at Audrey with a light smile, trying to ease the tension. “Audrey, have you had breakfast

to get Mr. Parker some

quickly, obviously eager to escape

Just as the two reached the door, I spoke coldly, my voice carrying an

my grandfather company.”

my height advantage as I moved to Audrey’s side, almost physically blocking her path. “I’ll go with

at Audrey,

she looked at me. After brief consideration, she finally nodded. “Felix, please stay. I actually have something to

room, her figure resolute and stubborn. I followed closely

Audrey’s POV

trapping Blake

I couldn’t breathe normally. My pulse

scent filled the air

elevator doors soon

a new mother in a wheelchair, holding an infant in her arms. Her face was rosy, her smile

the elevator space, their

toward me, shielding me from the crowd. His movement was natural and

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our posture intimate, our breaths mingling. I could feel the rise and fall of Blake’s

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