Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 220

Audrey’s POV

I paused at Blake’s question, moonlight casting strange shadows across his face through the broken windows.

“Because I used to live here,” I said. “I worked here too.”

I stepped over fallen debris, my hand reaching for a light switch before remembering there was no electricity. The demolition had left the clinic barely recognizable, but I still knew every corner.

“The nursing skills I used for William,” I continued, “I learned them here.”

Blake followed behind me, his phone flashlight creating dancing shadows. “How come you never mentioned this place before?”

“Because I didn’t think it was necessary,” I said after a pause. “You wouldn’t have cared to know.”

“If it’s a place that holds special meaning for you, I might be interested,” he said, his voice softer than usual. A place important enough that after arguing with Victoria, you’d come here instead of going home… it must mean something to you.”

I stopped at the receptionist desk, running my fingers over the water–damaged surface. “Yes, it has special meaning to me,

But it seems only to me, I thought. The man who once promised to see me first when his eyes healed, who promised to take me places I’d never been – he forgot everything about this place. About us.

Same clinic, same man with me. But five years later, everything was different.

‘Would you tell me about it?” Blake asked.

I turned to him, my expression hardening. “No. You don’t have the right.”

immediately. “I don’t have the right?

the blue–black shadows under his eyes. A flicker of satisfaction ran through me at

right,” I said. “Astrid, Felix, James, or even Ethan… Even your Miss Rose

stopped walking, turning to face him. “But you? You have no right at

doesn’t have amnesia, I’m sure of it. Any man with his resources could have easily tracked down the hospital where he recovered, the people who cared for him. Five years gone. Three years as

away. He chose to forget this place. Chose not to search. So

against the

“Someone who shows no gratitude, who refuses to honor his

“Who are you saying has no

back at his face. “As if you don’t know what you’ve

shoved his hand away. A cold

an icy fury. “Audrey Sinclair, don’t forget what you still owe me. Remember what you promised in that

stairwell.”

back to that night – Blake helping me save Ethan, our deal in the stairwell. I’d promised to spend the night with him if he helped

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Ethan from those thugs.

a laugh. “Your Miss Rose hasn’t been satisfying you lately, so you’ve come to collect

his face unreadable in

start here in this creepy place? I don’t mind. But I wonder if someone as pampered as

started with Blake. Where I first felt that dangerous flutter

changed, but if he wants me here, in this broken place… why not? I only had two months, so it’ll probably be our last time. Starting where we began,

stayed silent, then slowly removed his suit jacket. I started unbuttoning my blouse, but his hand

I’d eat just anywhere,” he said

heavy, the scent of him surrounding

dusted it off, and laid it across the broken concrete steps. He gestured

make another deal,”