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?”

kept watching

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

blisters…”

sharply. “Who gave you permission to look at her

the road. Even if I didn’t want

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

for your advice?”

still here?” I added

he replied. “If I leave and you don’t go

evening. This area is remote with few people around.

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get it,” I cut him

one last cold look before getting into my car and heading

Audrey’s POV

breeze brushed against my face as

twelve miles to Twilight Mansion. He really

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. The winters there were brutal – I’d trudged through knee–deep snow

directly from one job to the next with barely any rest. My daily walking distance far

on smooth pavement felt almost trivial. I’d once