Chapter 236

Audrey’s POV

William sat across from me, clutching his will with that stubborn look.

o document. “It’s legally binding. You already promised you’d take what I’m giving you.

“I’ve signed and sealed it,” he tapped the

He pushed the will toward me. “Keep

safe. After I’m gone,

it

to

claim your sixty percent of my estate.”

I stared at the document but didn’t react

for it.

“William,” I said softly, “I can’t accept something this significant.”

He sighed. “If you don’t want the money, donate it after I’m gone.

whatever you like with it.”

His voice dropped. “I just don’t want to leave everything to people

who

be bothered to spend time with me while I’m still here.”

The raw honesty in his words hit me. This

about money it was

bout appreciation. I took the will and tucked it into my purse.

“William,” I asked, “will you attend Blake and Laurel’s engagement ceremony?”

He leaned back. “Do you want me to go?”

nodded. “I’ll

His eyebrows rose slightly.

my voice. “I want to

walked out of the mansion, I pulled out

to attend the engagement,”

his throat. “About your designs..! Miss Rose doesn’t like them.

ceremony’s in three days. Even if I redesigned everything, the workshop

kept my voice level. “If she hates my work that

and hailed a taxi

wanted to see my jewelry designs released while I was still alive – fulfilling the dream Rachel and I

the studio, James stared

coffee shop table.

give me rights to all your designs?” His voice

designs you ever create. How can

Rachel’s in the first

with this.”

from personal matters. He

Chapter 236

took the folder, his expression pained. “Audrey,

“Yes.”

have much time left. I want to leave New York, find somewhere peaceful

still be around when these designs finally launch. I turned back to him. *If I’m gone by then, have Astrid place one

voice cracked. “Isn’t there any hope? Didn’t someone offer to

“Time’s run out.”

with Dr. Evans. Dr. Clarke’s team would arrive the day

you just hide somewhere until after seeing the doctor?” he pressed. “What if

they could, I can’t

get settled somewhere far away, I’ll reach out to his team myself. Maybe they can still help us both my

Getting Rachel away from New York more than any treatment

and Laurel’s chosen venue sparkled with crystal and gold. Though Astrid

guests.

Astrid muttered, scanning the opulent space. “This is ridiculously

this for an engagement, what’s the wedding going to be? Will

Manhattan?”

smiled faintly. For Laurel, there wasn’t much Blake

the room. “Have the

checked my phone. “They’re on

Michael’s latest photo of Rachel. The

what they call

“They barely kept her alive for four years and

pressed my lips together, staring at Rachel’s frail form slumped in the wheelchair. She looked even worse

squeezed my shoulder. “The driver’s waiting in the garage. Once you get

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