Chapter 269

Laurel’s POV

Mom spooned soup into my mouth while we sat in suffocating silence.

“Laurel,” she finally asked, setting the spoon down, “that woman who helped you fake your illness is really gone?”

“Obviously,” I snapped. “Why else would I have Dr. Evans scrambling for another terminal patient overnight?”

I tapped my fingers against the sheets, anxiety building. This situation was turning into a disaster. The new patient’s data might not convince Blake for long.

This replacement has gastric cancer too, but she’s not as far along. The numbers won’t match exactly. If Blake starts examining the data…

“I still don’t understand,” Mom sighed. “Why fake being sick at all? You saved Blake’s life. Even without an illness, shouldn’t his heart be yours?”

I shot her a cold look. “His heart? Mine? If he truly didn’t care about Audrey, would he ignore his dying fiancée to search for her

body? Without this illness, he would’ve already – ”

“Already what?”

voice made me jump. I nearly burned my tongue

mumbled, covering my mouth. “When

the soup bowl from Mom. “Around the time you mentioned I care about Audrey. Didn’t realize you were

“Were you

what I meant,” I said, looking

feeding me. “I wasn’t just searching for Audrey. I was looking for Rachel too. She’s your sister, after all. Even if she’s dead, I wanted to find her

off,

I said, feeling

Mom. “Don’t you have things to take care of? Blake will look

have errands to run.” Mom stood

the door behind

“Blake darling, my sister and Audrey…

team mentioned sharks in that area. The bodies

face, but couldn’t help a slight smile. I bit my lip, hoping he

at my hands. “They were

Chapter 209

chest as his

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