Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Audrey’s POV

Thalia looked at me like I’d just asked the dumbest question in the world.

“Tonight is my brother and Laurel’s proposal,” she said with a smirk. “Blake’s been planning it for

over a month.”

I pointed to the decorations. “Then why does everything say ‘Happy Birthday?”

Thalia followed my gesture to a white ribbon hanging from the ceiling. Gold letters spelled “Happy Birthday” across its length.

Her mouth dropped open. “That’s ”

“Look at the gifts too,” Astrid said, nodding toward a corner table stacked with white and gold boxes, each with “Happy Birthday” tags.

Thalia spun around, suddenly noticing all the birthday decorations shed somehow missed. Her composure vanished.

“This is wrong! Where’s security?” she snapped. “This…”

A commotion at the entrance cut her off. Laurel appeared in a blue gown that caught the light perfectly, photographers trailing behind her. Camera flashes bounced off the chandeliers as she paused dramatically.

“Blake darling!” she called.

Blake stepped out from a side door in a black suit. Laurel headed straight for him, looping her arm through his with practiced ease. She turned toward the cameras with a camera–perfect smile.

Reporters swarmed around them.

“Look this way!”

“Perfect couple!”

“Mr. Parker, what’s tonight’s occasion?”

Thalia’s earlier confusion vanished. “It’s starting!” She clapped excitedly. “Laurel’s moment is here!”

She shot me a warning look, “Don’t mess this up.”

“Right, because we’re dying to ruin this special moment for the cheater and his mistress,” Astrid

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muttered, giving Thalia a withering look.

I grabbed some juice from a passing waiter and watched Blake’s face. His jaw was tight as he leaned toward Laurel, whispering something. Whatever was happening, he wasn’t happy about it.

Parker really doing tonight? I wondered,

Blake’s POV

I frowned,

small – just friends and family. These

said, squeezing my arm. “Don’t you think this moment deserves to be

mad, are you?

away from the spotlight so

everyone I’m back.”

shook my head. “Laurel, not everything needs an audience. This

right amount of tremor. “It would mean

carefully, inviting people who knew Audrey. Now strangers with press badges

red dress I’d bought

been simple, I thought.

Audrey’s POV

Darkness swallowed the ballroom, followed

nervous laughter.

“Power outage at the

glass tightly. This blackout felt too perfect to be accidental. My brain tried to sort al, and now through the mixed signals – birthday decorations at what

“I can’t give her a wedding ceremony. I don’t

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Chapter 139

that way about her.”

“Maybe I’ll throw her a birthday

form in the darkness. I’d thought he’d forgotten that casual promise, especially after rushing

I saw Michael and other Parker Group staff wheeling

they pushed the cake forward, their voices filling

going on?” Astrid whispered. “Another mistake?” She

birthday?”

approaching cake as everything suddenly made sense.

ID shows today as your birthday!” Astrid slapped

魚

birthday party, that’s wild. First, he got the date wrong – your real birthday was two days ago. After three years together, how

I thought

voice shattered the

she shrieked. “Turn the lights

blazed on. Thalia stormed across the room toward Michael, her pink dress

She jabbed a finger at his chest. “Have you lost

at her, still holding the

everywhere, now you’re singing ‘Happy

toward Blake. “Look what