Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 221

Blake’s POV

I watched as a tear slid down Audrey’s cheek, catching the moonlight that filtered through the clinic’s broken windows.

‘Did he ever look for you?” I asked.

“No,” she said, her voice quieter than I’d ever heard it.

She wiped at another tear. “But I looked for him. I saw him with another woman. They were perfect together from the same world, the same circles. Everyone called them the golden couple.”

I turned to look at her, and she glanced my way before quickly averting her eyes.

‘I tried approaching him,” she continued. “But he seemed to have completely forgotten what happened five years ago. He never wanted to talk about it..

I handed her a tissue from my pocket. I wanted to pull her close, to hold her, but I hesitated. In this moment, she looked small and breakable. All I could do was watch as she dabbed at her tears.

“So eventually,” she said with a steadier voice, “I gave up on him. He wasn’t worth my feelings.“–

“You mean you don’t have feelings for him anymore?” I asked.

“That’s right.”

I couldn’t help the cold laugh that escaped me. “If you’ve forgotten him, why do you come here when you’re upset? Why run to this place instead of going home?”

She pressed her lips together and looked down, saying nothing.

“You haven’t forgotten him,” I said. “You haven’t given up at all.”

Her silence was all the confirmation I needed. My hands balled into fists as something dark twisted in my gut. This man, whoever he was, still had such a hold on her that five years later, she sought comfort in the place where they’d met.

I to her,

mystery man, why marry me? Why pretend

you marry me, Audrey?” The question burst out.

best way to get over someone is to start something new? I skipped

this, my hands clenched into fists. All this time, I’d believed she married me for my money, for the Parker name. I’d convinced myself her

I’d been nothing but a bandage for her

Blake Parker, who’d never been second–best at anything in my life, had been nothing but

I demanded, my voice low. “Who is this

coolly. “You asked for my story about this place, and I’ve told you.

stood up from the step and stretched. Want to see the rest? The room where I took care of him is

nails dug into my palms as I stared at her. My phone suddenly rang, cutting through the

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through immediately. Rachel is having some

noticed Audrey step closer, tilting her head

taking care of Rachel tonight, Laurel continued, her voice shaking. Something doesn’t seem right with her… Em

light, I

please come stay with me,” Laurel pleaded. “We can take care of Rachel together, just like

phone

said,

Rachel had come to the clinic upset about something. She’d been drinking. That night, she fell

I couldn’t see anything, the sound of

business rivals had arranged my

not be a Blake Parker today. No matter what Laurel might have done, I could never

be right there,” I told

text you the address. I’ll

she hung up, Audrey grabbed

need to come with