Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Audrey’s POV

I didn’t want to waste another minute with these two. I looked directly at Victoria, completely ignoring Blake beside me.

“Let me make this crystal clear,” I said. “We’re not sisters. We never were. Moreover, I’m living with Astrid now. You know her temper. Show up at my door causing trouble, and you’ll regret it.”

“Not only will Astrid handle you, I’ll call the police.”

Victoria’s eyes widened slightly.

“And I won’t stop there. I’ll tell every media outlet exactly how you and Richard treated me. How my biological parents favored their adopted daughter while mistreating their own flesh and blood.”

I grabbed a napkin and scribbled down my address, then tossed it at her. “There. Now you don’t need Blake as an excuse.”

I stood up and walked away without looking back. Blake wasn’t my husband anymore. Whatever game.he was playing with

Victoria didn’t concern me.

As I pushed through the restaurant doors, the cool night air hit my face. Standing at the curb, I raised my hand to hail a taxi. A yellow cab quickly pulled over, and I slid into the back seat.

“Where to, miss?” the driver asked.

wrong. She’d want details, want to fight my battles. I wasn’t up for explaining my impromptu dinner with Blake and

to Pinehaven Village, by the beach,” I finally

back. “Pinehaven

said firmly. “Is there

bought it for development four years ago. Everyone moved

there but

yourself, alone there at night… are you sure

smile. “I lived there five

couldn’t you visit during daylight?” the driver persisted. “It’s not

fine,” I assured him. “I go there often. I’m

evening walks. I was working at the tiny clinic in Pinehaven then, barely making ends meet as an aide. I’d managed to get him to the clinic and ended up using a whole month’s salary to coyer

would drop by to help whenever she

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Chapter 218

Back then, it just felt like life exhausting shifts, a blind patient who didn’t know my name, Rachel teasing me about developing

in this forgotten village were actually the happiest I’d

had his promise that

me. “Call when you want to come back. Don’t get stranded