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Chapter 169

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?”

“The online attacks calling me a homewrecker who destroyed your relationship

mocked my background of being switched at birth.” Her voice hardened. “And when Ethan Davies exposed your smear campaign, you sent men to kidnap him. Are you denying

what you’re talking about! None of that has anything to

I held her protectively.

Nothing conclusively shows Laurel participated in any of this. Besides, with her

about the online posts,” I said,

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she hasn’t physically

a moment,

hasn’t physically harmed me?” Her voice dropped to nearly a

and pulled

that again to

sight knocked the air from

a gash ran along her jaw, and her lip was split. Her skin, usually flawless, was mottled

to be distant and cold, to

toward her. “What happened? Who

me?”

on me. “Ask Miss Rose

tensed against me. “Sinclair, I don’t know what you’re talking

turned mocking. “No idea why I look like

expression made my skin crawl –

position by the door. “Miss Sinclair, would

won’t be necessary,” Audrey replied, never looking away from Laurel. “I’ve already been treated. I’m more interested in getting Miss

her bag. “Charles, connect this

drive, and the

and they argued over a phone. Jennifer

– entered the

Jennifer’s voice came clearly through the speakers. “Get

her up, Miss

how many of your friends got hurt last night because of her!

wall. One kicked her hard, sending her flying. The attack continued mercilessly as she

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too quiet to hear, then left with

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