Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 213

Scarlett’s POV

I rushed through Mayo Clinic’s corridors, shoving past a cluster of nurses and staff gathered outside Laurel’s room.

“Move! Let me through!” I pushed my way to the front where a security guard waited.

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“Mrs. Rose,” he said, relief washing over his face. “Miss Rose has been like this for thirty minutes now.”

“What’s the damage?” I asked, straightening my jacket..

“We’ve tallied everything,” he replied as something crashed inside the room. “The doctor wants to sedate her, but we need your permission first.”

“No sedatives,” I said firmly. “I’ll handle this.”

I squared my shoulders and walked in.

The smell of antiseptic hit me as I entered the disaster zone that was once a pristine hospital room. Broken glass covered the floor, equipment lay overturned, and shredded pillows left fabric floating in the air.

I picked my way through the debris, my heels crunching over glass.

“Laurel,” I said simply.

She sat on the edge of the bed, looking up with cold eyes. “What do you want? Haven’t you done enough?”

“If it weren’t for you,” she continued, voice rising, “I’d have made Blake hate Audrey by now. It’s your fault! He’s falling for her again!”

I took a breath. “Laurel, maybe it’s time to let go. Things that aren’t meant to be yours… Blake never really liked you from the beginning. You’re just – ”

“Why doesn’t he like me!” she screamed, grabbing the water glass from her bedside and hurling it at my head.

The glass struck my forehead with a dull thud before shattering on the floor. I felt warm blood trickle down but didn’t

move.

with me?” she demanded, eyes wild.

tried approaching her. ‘Laurel, calm down. Nobody’s saying you’re worse than Audrey. It’s just

she cut in. “Audrey gets him/but I can’t? Don’t forget who your daughter is! Are you going

your other daughter did?”

color drained from my face as I stared at my daughter, recognizing something dangerous in

that,” I said quietly. “Im always on your

lowered my head. “I only have

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she snapped, looking away. “I need to figure

until Laurel’s expression suddenly transformed. She looked up

her eyes.

softly, “I know what I have

given Rose family businesses so

out I’ve been lying all this time… he’ll cut ties with us completely. Dad’s business will

arm, eyes suddenly earnest. “Mom, we might not even have

“Please help me. Helping me means helping our family, helping

welled in my eyes, and I whispered. “Alright, what do you

eyes, leaning close to whisper in my

want to

Audrey’s POV

wandered New York’s streets for hours after leaving the Parker mansion. I couldn’t face Astrid – she’d see right through me. James wasn’t an option; I didn’t want to give him false hope.

drama.

feeling more alone than I had in

visit Dr. Evans. I could thank her properly for taking me

needed to bring something. Arms full

Jensen, that lawyer, stepped out from the driver’s side.

I froze, watching them.

nose wrinkled as she surveyed the building. “A Mayo

in this dump?”

for being thrifty,”

“Only poor people need to be thrifty. I’ve never known what