Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 113

Audrey’s POV

Felix’s car cut through midtown traffic. I scrolled through the latest headlines about me on my phone, each nastier than the last.

“Audrey, are you… really sure about this?” Felix asked, gripping the wheel tight. “Once you do this with all these reporters watching…. there’s no going back.”

“Why do I need going back?” I looked up. “Without Blake Parker, am I suddenly helpless?”

Felix backpedaled. “That’s not what I-”

“Save it.” I cut him off, locking my phone screen and staring at the road ahead. “I know what people in your circle say. That how I’ve been desperately clinging to Blake. Using divorce threats as leverage.”

Through the window, Manhattan blurred by. Headlines flashed in my mind: Parker Wife’s Latest Tantrum. CEO’s Desperate Spouse Seeks Spotlight.

“But that’s over now,” I said. “His thing with Laurel is out in the open. No more pretending.”

I spoke with a calm that surprised even me. Like I was discussing some celebrity gossip instead of my own marriage falling

apart.

Felix watched me for a moment, then gave a half–smile. “Should I be saying congrats on your fresh start?”

I glanced down at my phone. “Not a fresh start. Just clarity.”

At a red light, I took screenshots of the worst articles. One called me unstable. Another claimed I faked pregnancies to

blackmail Blake.

“What’s with that?” Felix nodded at my screen.

“Evidence,” I said without looking up. “Just like the hospital video. No matter how much these reporters were paid to smear me… there should be consequences for defamation, don’t you think?”

Felix’s eyes lingered on my profile. I could feel his gaze, studying me with an intensity that should have been

uncomfortable but somehow wasn’t.

“Blake will regret this,” he said.

The certainty in his tone made me pause. Like he was stating a simple fact, not offering empty comfort. I slightly shook my head without answering.

The light changed. We drove on.

Cameras flashed as we pulled up to the courthouse. Reporters packed the steps like vultures waiting for a meal.

“Ready?” Felix asked.

“As I’ll ever be.”

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The moment I stepped out, chaos hit. Voices shouted my name. Michael Chen, Blake’s assistant, carved a path with security guards.

way.” His

just Rebecca’s

How strange that my marriage to Blake had begun and continued in silence, with many people not even aware that Blake Parker had been secretly married for three years. Yet its

had been eagerly anticipating, as if the entire city had been holding its breath, waiting for this moment. When we married, only William and Charles Wright

a silent middle, and a deafening

name appeared with

you’ll always be

My walls cracked. I blinked back tears, caught off guard by my

Blake or I did. Yet he offered his blessing

than anyone.

more family to me than my biological parents who found me at eighteen after a hospital mix–up left me raised in

voice

tight. The moment passed.

Laurel followed in

immediately, He noticed something on my face and walked

thoughts?” His

kept my eyes fixed past his shoulder. “Second thoughts? I’ve

studied me, about to

to nearby mics. “Should I come with you? I’m worried someone

his arm. “Wait outside. This is between

cue, tears appearing

up with her act. “Since Miss Rose is so invested in watching, she might as well join us. With

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shouted my name, Michael Chen,

Parker, this way.” His voice was

Rebecca’s title. The thought felt

the courthouse steps, I took in the spectacle before me. How strange that my marriage to Blake had begun and continued in silence, with many people

had been eagerly anticipating, as if the entire city had been holding its breath, waiting for this moment. When we married, only William and Charles Wright were present. Now at our divorce, the spectacle was

a silent middle,

William’s name appeared with a

always

blinked back

hurt more about this divorce than Blake or I did. Yet he offered his blessing because

me than my biological parents who found me at eighteen after a hospital mix–up left me raised in a small town. Even as I left his grandson, he

voice pulled me

The moment passed. Walls back

out first, tall and commanding. Laurel followed in a white dress, holding his arm

my face and walked straight over, ignoring Laurel

His voice

eyes fixed past his shoulder. “Second thoughts? I’ve never had any

studied me,

voice calibrated to sound private while carrying to nearby mics. “Should I

hand from his arm. “Wait outside. This is between Audrey and

on cue, tears appearing right

her act. “Since Miss Rose is

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in for a divorce,

the crowd. Laurel’s eyes narrowed before she rearranged her

Her perfume hit me first