Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 126

1 immediately let go, but too late. Thalla zeroed in on me like a missile,

“What have you done?” she snapped, raising her hand to strike.

I released the necklace and closed my eyes. But the slap never landed.

“Thalia, don’t do this.”

I opened my eyes to find Blake standing there, gripping Thalia’s wrist.

“I apologize,” he said, looking at me. “My sister has a bit of a temper.”

His eyes narrowed slightly as he studied what little of my face showed. Recognition flickered across

his features.

“Miss, have we met before?”

I almost laughed. Have we met? We shared a bed for three years and only divorced yesterday. He can’t recognize me with a mask on?

“No,” I said calmly, “I don’t believe so, Mr. Parker.”

Thalia yanked free from Blake’s grip, eyes cold.

“Why are you apologizing to her?” she demanded. “She hurt Laurel. Are you blind?”

“It was an accident,” Blake replied.

a lesson,” Thalia insisted, gesturing at

chance to perform. “Thalia.

her neck gently with a

out a mirror to examine

gasping dramatically. “It

could see was the faintest pink line where the chain briefly pressed. I couldn’t cover my disdain, which fueled Thalia’s

performer, Thalía glared at me. “Don’t you know how important her

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caught her wrist, I didn’t squeeze just

eyes widened. No one had ever

just doing my job, 1 said quietly.

necklace.”

released Thalia’s wrist and

Rose, I apologize for being too slow with the necklace. But I didn’t

“Give me one minute to unfasten

immediately backed up against Blake.

eyes filled with perfect tears as she looked up at him. “Blake darling, I don’t want her near me…

the barely–visible mark. ‘She already hurt me

expression softened. “Of

unfasten the necklace quickly. Laurel leaned

Telief.

on it. He turned it over, examining the small tag with Original

he asked, looking

I paused briefly, “Yes.”