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

tomorrow morning,” he

blisters…”

“Who gave you

barefoot on the road. Even if I didn’t want

me a knowing look. “If you don’t want people staring at her feet, maybe don’t let her walk barefoot. Nothing draws attention like a barefoot woman on the

ask for your advice?” I said

here?” I added when

and you don’t go after

sky. “It’s almost evening. This area is remote with few people around.

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it,” I cut

cold look before getting into my

Audrey’s POV

against my face as I made steady progress. I realized I hadn’t had time to

twelve miles to Twilight Mansion.

to New York, I’d lived in that remote small town where home was miles from school and stores. My foster parents refused to pay for the school bus, so I walked those distances daily, through every season.

for tuition, often walking directly from one job to

walking twelve miles on smooth pavement felt almost trivial. I’d once worn thin secondhand shoes through ice