Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 257

He turned to me. “Hungry? Thirsty? I can make my grandfather get you something.”

“You insolent kid!” Dr. Clarke sputtered. I’m your elder! You can’t order me around,”

“I need to talk to Audrey alone,” Felix replied, nudging his grandfather toward the door. Young people stuff. No doctors allowed.”

“Go get her some water.”

Dr. Clarke frowned but left, muttering under his breath about disrespectful grandchildren.

When the door closed, Felix sat beside my bed.

“Sorry about my grandfather,” he said quietly. “Don’t take his comments about you and Blake to heart.”

I smiled faintly. “It’s okay. What he described was real once. I can handle memories.”

Felix nodded. “The Parkers are in chaos right now. Rebecca called everyone to the hospital thinking William was dying. Now he’s recovering, and they’re all stuck there.”

He laughed. “Elizabeth and Rebecca are at each other’s throats. Elizabeth called Rebecca heartless for waiting for William

to die, and Rebecca fired back that Elizabeth was already checking the will.”

“New York’s first family falling apart over inheritance before the old man’s even gone.”

I closed my eyes, smiling coldly. “They’ve always been like this. Most people never see behind the façade.”

hesitated before asking, “What

about him?” Felix asked, his expression

said quickly.

phone at the hospital. She knows you’re

paused. “About Blake… after checking on William, he went back to the river.

arrange your funeral, but Blake refused. Said unless they

me his phone.

was Blake in a rescue boat, wearing a life vest, searching the

he’s learned to

care about me? Now I’m ‘dead,’ and suddenly he’s heartbroken? Who’s

was afraid you’d see this

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said firmly.

it to mes I drank, he stood nearby, stroking his beard with

his

I said, setting down my glass. “Whatever it

checked on your

pain shooting through my body.

“Can she wake up?”

better shape

narrowed as he studied me. “Who’s been taking care of her

‘Her mother,” I replied.