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Chapter 141

Chapter 141

Audrey’s POV

“This is ridiculous!” Astrid slammed her wine glass onto the bar top at The Underground. A birthday party two days late? Is he serious?”

I held my fruit juice, watching condensation run down the glass. The thumping bass here was nothing like the refined piano music we’d left behind at the Four Seasons. After Blake’s surprise “birthday party” revelation, Astrid had practically dragged me out to this familiar spot.

“Blake never cared about your birthday when you were married,” Astrid continued, her words slightly slurring as she took another gulp. “Now suddenly he’s Mr. Thoughtful Ex–Husband?” She laughed.

“Please!”

I stared at a green apple sitting in a bowl on the bar counter. Looking back, I should have seen the signs – Blake booking the venue a month ago, insisting I attend, all those birthday decorations. I’d been so convinced by Thalia and Olivia’s engagement talk that I never questioned it. But mixing up my birthday date? That might be the most absurd mistake he’d ever made.

“Three years together,” Astrid ranted, “and he doesn’t even know when your actual birthday is?”

My phone buzzed with an unknown number. I frowned and answered.

“Hello?”

“This is Andrew Jensen, the lawyer. Miss Sinclair, do you remember me?” The voice sounded tense,

formal.

I paused, trying to place the voice. “Yes.”

“We have an urgent situation,” Jensen explained rapidly. “My client had a disagreement with her boyfriend. She’s pretending to be ill at Mayo Clinic, and we need your assistance with patient vital

signs.”

He continued without pause. “This is an emergency. She’s offering substantial compensation. Her boyfriend is looking for gastric cancer specialists for her. For your future collaboration, I strongly suggest you help.”

I tapped my fingers against the bar. “Alright.”

When I put down my phone, Astrid was watching curiously.

“I need to go,” I said, gathering my things. “A colleague is in the hospital.”

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what, three days? And they’re already calling

we walked to the exit. “I’m just that

stepped outside. I quickly

me when you get home!” I

faded. I took a deep breath

taxi.

Clinic, please,” I told the

doors.

is Blake doing here?

his voice becoming

from a male dormitory at NYU, correct?” His tone was

“Sports Science Department… alright,

Science? Those details matched what Ethan had mentioned

mine. His expression hardened

“I’ll call you back.”

“What are

black athletic wear, Raising an eyebrow, I approached him. “I could ask you the same thing. Shouldn’t you be proposing to Miss Rose

of “proposing,” Blake’s brow furrowed deeply. He turned to

toward him. “I heard you mention NYU Sports Science Department just now… what were you talking

back with

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he asked mockingly. “Surely you’re aware of what that young man

online?”

and

my reaction, something shifting in his eyes. His phone

call.

coolly. “One from

walked away, leaving me

focused on my phone, scrolling through news feeds and social media. With each swipe,

evidence about Laurel’s online smear campaign against

the coordinated attacks on my reputation were spreading everywhere. The footage of Laurel’s humiliation at what she thought was her proposal ceremony only added

a lawsuit, not for public exposure. Publishing it like this not only jeopardizes any legal case but has enraged Blake…

young! He has no idea what kind of

my anxiety peaked, my phone rang

have you arrived?”

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