Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Blake’s POV

“Grandfather!”

I stood in the hospital corridor facing Grandfather. His wheelchair seemed more like a throne the way he sat there with his jaw set against my explanations.

“I’ve already told you,” I said, keeping my voice measured. “I’m only getting engaged to Laurel to help her weather this scandal.”

Grandfather’s eyes narrowed skeptically.

“The engagement is just a formality, not real,” I continued. “It’s just an engagement, not marriage. It won’t harm anyone.”

Grandfather scoffed, “A fake engagement?”

“You say you’re deceiving others, but who knows if you’re deceiving me?” His voice rose slightly. “Now you use the excuse of silencing gossip to get engaged. What’s next? Will you use the same excuse to marry her? Will you show me a marriage certificate and claim it’s fake too?”

I stayed silent.

“Don’t try that with me!” Grandfather jabbed a finger my way. “I didn’t come here for this nonsense. I came because I want you to properly apologize to Audrey!”

My stomach tightened at her name. Grandfather’s fingers tapped against the wheelchair.

“You promised her a birthday celebration and kept postponing it. Now you’re divorced, and you got the date wrong. You’re really something! Three years married, and you can’t remember when her birthday is!”

Howered my eyes. The truth was I had checked the date. I’d noted the 15th when planning, but carelessly wrote the 17th when booking. A simple mistake that revealed how little attention I’d paid to my wife.

Grandfather sighed heavily when I didn’t respond. “Fine, since your Miss Rose is so ill, I won’t stay longer. Mayo Clinic is for cancer patients. Someone my age shouldn’t linger here.”

He turned toward the elevators. “I’ll head back now. As for the engagement, I don’t approve, so forget it.”

His parting words landed firmly: “Remember to apologize to Audrey!”

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I watched him wheel away, an idea forming in my mind. It was manipulative, perhaps even cruel bat

it might work.

“Grandfather,” I called, my voice dropping.

He paused but didn’t turn back.

“What if…” I hesitated, choosing my words carefully. “I’m just saying what if, what if Audrey Sinclair came to beg you? Begging you to agree to let me get engaged to Laurel.”

The words hung in the air between us.

“Would you agree then?”

Audrey’s POV

I heard Blake’s question, I

What is Blake thinking?

eyes widened

William to approve his engagement

he lost his

tighter,

abruptly. He turned back, looking

do!?” His voice echoed in the empty corridor. “Do you realize

saying?”

voice trembled with

her come beg me for everything. Now you’re divorced,

for her?”

me, if Audrey Sinclair comes to beg

his armrest. “You ungrateful child! This

into it?”

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she done enough for you?

alone?”

on Blake’s lips. “About the divorce,

remarry me. That’s why I agreed to divorce. I didn’t expect she’d

chin. “She owes

tightened until my nails dug into my palm. I gritted my

This man twists everything!

eyes filled

to protect precious Laurel from

tricked him?

took a deep breath and kept

do you mean? When you divorced Audrey, you were planning

voice went hoarse. “Audrey… is a good wife. I never intended

bit my lip harder, his words

say he loves me or

that I’m

because of feelings, but because I was

separate, yet you’re with Laurel, planning to get engaged? Do you think this will make me

head firmly. “Not a

he reached for the elevator

persisted. “If Audrey came to beg you,

paused. He sighed

know Audrey loves you beyond reason, willing to do anything for

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