Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 140

Blake’s POV

The ballroom went quiet as everyone stared at me. The cake sat there with its flickering candles,

waiting for my response.

“Yes,” I said. “Today we’re celebrating Audrey Sinclair’s birthday.”

I searched for Audrey in the crowd. She stood frozen in that red dress, her eyes wide. When our gazes locked, she quickly looked away.

“I owe Audrey a birthday celebration,” I added.

This was a promise I’d made to my grandfather two years ago. A month back, when discussing with William how Audrey had cared for me on Long Island, I mentioned wanting to thank her. William gave me that disapproving look I knew too well, reminding me that I never kept my word about her birthday celebration.

That’s when I remembered my commitment. I immediately checked her birthday and set this up. But I never expected that in the short month between planning this party and her actual birthday, everything would fall apart – the miscarriage, the divorce…

Laurel’s fingers dug into my arm. “Blake darling, you planned this… for her?”

Before I could answer, Thalia marched over, her pink dress swishing angrily.

“Blake!” she snapped, eyeing the reporters still filming. “Wasn’t today supposed to be your proposal to Laurel? How could it possibly be Audrey Sinclair’s birthday celebration!”

“I never said that,” I replied. “You assumed.”

Thalia recovered quickly, turning toward Audrey with a scowl. “What’s there to celebrate about her birthday? She trapped you while you were in a coma, married you when you couldn’t consent, then threatened divorce when you woke up!”

Audrey spoke before I could respond. “My birthday isn’t worth celebrating,” she said coolly. “I thought today was Mr. Parker and Miss Rose’s engagement too. If I’d known this was Mr. Parker’s attempt at celebrating my birthday…” She paused. “I wouldn’t have shown up.”

Astrid stepped up beside her. “This birthday party has zero sincerity. If we’d known, we wouldn’t have bothered coming!”

“Miss Wilson, that’s not fair,” Michael cut in. “Mr. Parker personally selected everything – the decorations, the guests, the custom cake. He’s very thoughtful.”

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flickered across it before

Mr. Parker had truly been thoughtful, he wouldn’t have gotten

date wrong.”

“What do

my official records show my birthday is today. But during our entire marriage, we celebrated my birthday on the 15th.

had forgotten. I’d checked her official papers instead of remembering the actual day we’d celebrated for

said. “I already celebrated two days ago with Astrid and James. I was happy. You guys enjoy this

yourselves.”

grabbed her dress and

“Audrey’s divorced you, so she won’t hold

turned to Audrey. “Let’s grab a real

leave, unable to find the

Laurel’s POV

out in that red dress – the one Blake bought her. Tonight was

N

darling,” I touched his arm. “Miss

didn’t respond. He just stared

through the crowd, her face pale.

so panicked?” I frowned, approaching her.

She shoved her

11 the

trash Audrey online. The evidence jumped out in bright red text on white backgrounds. Whoever did this had been

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deny.

attention. Only after my reporters started livestreaming the

hashtags were blowing up: #Laurel RoseSmearCampaignExposed and #Thought

behind the

Seemed excessive who hates a regular person that much?

Blake was proposing tonight, but he was throwing his ex–wife a

daggers. Each

find out?” I whispered, scrolling

head. “Someone shared screenshots of payments and instructions to the troll farm. Everything