Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 169

Blake’s POV

Audrey’s slap came out of nowhere.

I froze, watching Laurel’s stunned expression. She touched her reddening cheek, eyes wide with shock.

How dare you hit me

A

“Her voice cut through the silence.

Audrey looked down at her coolly. “Didn’t you just say I could hit or scold you? Wasn’t that your invitation?”

Without warning, her hand flew again, landing

nother sharp slap on Laurel’s other cheek.

Laurel stumbled back, falling into my arms with a soft cry. “Blake darling… it hurts so much. Not even my parents have ever hit me like this…”

I instinctively tightened my grip around her shoulders, anger rising as I looked at her reddened face.

“Audrey Sinclair, you’ve gone too far!” I said.

Audrey rubbed her palm, eyes hard above her mask. “Have I? Wasn’t it Miss Rose who invited me to hit her?”

She tilted her head. “Are you satisfied with those slaps, Miss Rose?”

Laurel shook against me. “I didn’t mean it like that. I only meant if I had actually done something wrong…”

“Oh?” Audrey cut in. “So you were just saying empty words, not expecting me to take you up on it?”

“I clearly said if I had done something wrong,” Laurel’s voice quavered. “But I haven’t done anything wrong, yet you slapped me anyway.” She looked up at me. “Blake darling, you have to defend me…”

I studied Audrey, seeing none of the gentleness she’d shown during our marriage.

“You’re twisting her words,” I said. “She was speaking hypothetically. You had no right to strike her.”

“No right?” Audrey laughed, the sound hollow. “So Laurel Rose has done nothing wrong? Is that what you believe?”

forward. “The online attacks calling me a homewrecker who destroyed your relationship – they weren’t orchestrated by your Parker–Rose

hardened. “And when Ethan Davies exposed

to me. “I don’t know what you’re talking about! None of that has

I held her protectively.

gathered only proves Jennifer’s involvement. Nothing conclusively shows Laurel participated in any of this. Besides,

to what you’re saying about the online posts,” I said, “you shouldn’t have resorted

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Those slaps could damage her

she hasn’t physically harmed

still. For a moment, she

me?” Her voice dropped to

reached up and pulled off

Parker, say that again to my

the air from my

cheek was swollen purple, a gash

thought she was wearing that cap and mask to be distant and cold, to avoid interacting with us. I never imagined… this

Grandfather rose from his seat, moving toward her.

me?”

eyes on me. “Ask

I don’t know what you’re

dumb?” Audrey’s tone turned mocking. “No

her expression made my skin crawl – a flicker of knowledge

stepped forward from his position by the door. “Miss Sinclair, would you like me to

already been treated. I’m more interested in getting Miss

small external drive from her bag. “Charles, connect this

drive, and the screen came

argued over a phone. Jennifer typed frantically on her phone, and moments later, several men in black suits –

– entered the

you waiting for?” Jennifer’s voice came clearly

kill her, just beat her up, Miss Rose will

how many of your friends got hurt last night

her hard, sending her flying. The attack continued mercilessly

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from Audrey’s hand, said something too quiet to hear,