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.

her, then? A placeholder?

she was so devoted to this mystery man, why marry me?

me, Audrey?” The question burst out. “What

way to get over someone is to start

she married me for my money, for the Parker name. I’d convinced myself her affection was fake because

nothing but a bandage for

at anything in my life, had

I demanded, my voice low.

story about this place, and I’ve told you. As for who

and stretched. Want to see the rest? The room where I took care of him is at the end

her. My phone suddenly rang, cutting through the tension. Laurel’s name lit up the

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Her voice came through immediately. Rachel

Audrey step closer, tilting her head toward my phone

tonight, Laurel continued, her voice shaking. Something doesn’t

the dim light, I saw her eyes widen with an intensity

pleaded. “We can take care of Rachel together, just like that time when Rachel

on the phone as memories washed over

said, my voice

still couldn’t see, Rachel had come to the clinic upset about something. She’d been

in a chair holding Laurel’s hand while she rested her head on my shoulder and eventually dozed off too. Though I couldn’t see anything, the sound of both women breathing peacefully in that small room

rivals had arranged my abduction. After

two women, there might not be a Blake Parker today. No matter what Laurel might have

there,” I told

text you the address. I’ll be

up, Audrey grabbed my arm, her

come with you,”