Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 183

Audrey’s POV

I struggled to free my wrist from Blake’s grip.

I’m supposed to stay and listen to your wedding plans?” I glared at him, pulling away. “Blake Parker, we’re divorced! What are you thinking? Are you trying to humiliate me?”

“When did I say anything about discussing a wedding?” Blake’s expression hardened.

Even though I’d convinced myself I was over Blake, we still shared three years of marriage. When we got married, we never had a proper wedding ceremony, not even a decent reception. The birthday celebration he’d promised me turned into a joke when he got the date wrong. There was no way I could sit here calmly listening to him discuss marriage plans with

another woman.

“Just let me go,” I said, tugging harder.

Blake’s grip tightened, and with a sudden pull, he yanked me toward him. I’d lost so much weight recently that I completely lost my balance, tumbling straight into his chest.

“Ah!” I gasped.

Blake’s familiar scent and warmth enveloped me, causing my heart to skip. I looked up, meeting his gaze. His dark eyes held concern and something else I couldn’t identify.

This unexpected closeness… why does it still affect me?

A pointed cough broke the moment. Scarlett cleared her throat, her disapproval filling the room.

I quickly pushed away from Blake, my cheeks burning. What was he thinking? Scarlett was his future mother–in–law, and here he was grabbing his ex–wife right in front of her. Was he trying to make Laurel’s attacks on me even worse?

“Sit down and stop wandering off,” Blake ordered, pointing to the seat beside him, his voice cold.

Blake has completely lost it. I couldn’t believe his behavior. This was Laurel’s mother sitting across from us, watching this bizarre scene unfold.

the seat he indicated, keeping as much distance between us as possible. Blake resumed pouring tea as if nothing unusual had

down the teapot, “if you only wanted to discuss the South City property, I might have continued our conversation. But if

discussion.”

you’re right. Marriage is between you and Laurel, and with her not present, it was inappropriate of me to bring

at Scarlett. “You

I spend with her, the more I realize she’s better suited to be my sister. My kindness

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fell silent. I watched with genuine curiosity, observing the subtle shifts

Laurel wants to marry you?” Scarlett asked after a

then?”

immediately. The silence stretched through the room, broken only by

tea.

marry me, I would agree,” Blake

as a sister. It was the same old story – Laurel only needed to ask, and Blake would comply. His

Blake continued, “but considering her terminal illness and limited time left, I would agree for her

Laurel’s terminal illness was clearly fake. I could see through it, so why couldn’t Blake, who spent so much time with her? Was he truly blind to her

clattered onto the table. “What illness does

arched in surprise. “You don’t know? Wasn’t it your

Scarlett’s face as she

interesting,” I said, unable to resist. “Mrs. Rose isn’t aware that her

Rose has been running to hospitals, constantly short of breath, fainting at the slightest

knuckles white around her teacup.

knock. A middle–aged woman with graying hair entered, her eyes fixed on

the basement. The doctor says Miss Ha stopped when Scarlett jumped to

spoke

about Laurel?