Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

I’d always assumed her world revolved around domestic life with no aspirations beyond being my wife. How wrong I’d been. Only after she left did tegit uz see how completely I’d misunderstood her dedication.

As I studied the delicate lines of her designs, Michael cleared his throat.

“Sir,” he said, holding up his phone. “Miss Sinclair has a message for you.”

He played a voice message: “Tell Blake that since he doesn’t want to hear from me, we should keep our distance. I won’t design the rings. Find someone else.”

I couldn’t help but smile slightly, picturing the fire in her eyes as she recorded those words.

“Should we find another designer?” Michael asked carefully.

I gathered the sketches, my expression cooling. “No,”

“Tell her that featuring her designs as our engagement rings is part of her work’s promotional plan. If she refuses, our partnership with Original Studio becomes unnecessary.”

I looked directly at Michael. “A professional designer doesn’t pick and choose clients. If she can’t handle designing rings for her ex–husband and his fiancés.. maybe she should quit design and go back to homemaking. She was quite good at that.“/

Michael shifted uncomfortably. “Anything else, sir?”

“No,” I replied, returning to my papers. As he turned to leave, I added without looking up: “Relay my exact words to Audrey Sinclair.”

Audrey’s POV

said that?” I asked, gripping my phone. “That I should go back to being

apartment, anger building with each step. “He’s good at spinning things, isn’t he? All this

countless other ways. Would he ride in a garbage truck to his engagement to

Having your work

was important. With my

I’ll

could almost hear his

I added. ‘I want to attend the

resolfe in my voice. “I want to

beat. ‘I’ll

The line went dead.

our conversation leaving me in tense silence. If Blake was determined to use me to impress Laurel, I’d make

would be at the engagement ceremony. As her caretaker, I’d have those precious

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saved up to say. And most importantly I could say

just engagement rings but whatever the

to my chest, my pulse quickening as I waited, I had no illusions about the gamble I was taking. Blake could easily