Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 179

Blake’s POV

With two crisp sounds, Audrey directly removed those elegant pink heels from her feet.

Ignoring my astonished expression, she walked to the taxi and lightly tapped on the driver’s window. “Could I have that strap from the back of your car?”

The driver, still holding my money, nodded. “Of course.”

“Thanks,” she said simply.

She opened the back door and pulled out a spare strap, then efficiently tied her heels together. When she turned, her eyes met mine with unmistakable challenge.

“Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Parker,” she said coolly. “I’d hate to ruin these shoes.”

She brushed past me and stepped onto the asphalt, her bare feet making light contact with the warm road as she headed toward Twilight Mansion.

Suddenly, a strange feeling washed over me.

How had I never noticed this stubborn side of her before?

She looked almost… cute in her obstinacy.

“Sir.” The taxi driver rolled down his window. “It’s after five now. Are you really letting that lady walk barefoot all the way to Twilight Mansion?”

watching Audrey’s determined

time she gets there, it’ll probably be tomorrow morning,” he continued. “And those feet? They’ll be covered

blisters…”

gave you permission to

I didn’t want to see, I couldn’t help it. And I’m not the only one who’ll notice – everyone passing by

“If you don’t want people staring at her feet, maybe don’t let her walk barefoot. Nothing draws attention like a barefoot

ask for your

added when

about it,” he replied. “If I leave and you

sky. “It’s almost evening. This area is remote with few people around. Once it gets dark,

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get it,” I cut him

one last cold look before getting into my car and

Audrey’s POV

the sun–warmed road felt refreshing. The late afternoon breeze brushed against my face as I made steady progress.

Parker thought I couldn’t walk nearly twelve miles to Twilight Mansion.

pay for the

I worked three jobs to pay for tuition, often walking directly from one job to the next with barely any rest. My daily

I’d once worn thin secondhand shoes through ice and snow;