Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 269

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?”

made me jump. I nearly burned my tongue on the soup Mom

darling,” I mumbled, covering my mouth.

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

on a spoonful before offering it to me. “Were you going to say

I meant,”

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

tone felt off, but

know,” I said, feeling my

“Don’t you have things to take care of? Blake

Mom stood quickly. “You two

behind her, leaving us

my sister and Audrey… they really can’t be

Blake set the soup aside. “The rescue team mentioned sharks in that area. The bodies might

tried to keep a solemn face, but couldn’t help a

at my hands. “They were both such

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chest as his arms wrapped

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