Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 274

Chapter 274

Blake’s POV

After resolving Hannah’s situation at Mayo Clinic, I returned to Lunar Mansion exhausted, but couldn’t find Audrey anywhere despite searching the entire house. My frustration grew with each empty room.

If she hadn’t had security call me about needing medicine, I wouldn’t have lost Thalia. Hannah wouldn’t be fighting for her life right now. And this woman has the nerve to disappear after claiming she’s dying?

I loosened my tie in frustration and headed toward the back garden. The mansion had limited exits, and since security confirmed she hadn’t left, the only place she could be was the garden.

As I approached the back door, voices drifted through.

“So you had embarrassing moments as a kid too?” Felix Thompson. “I thought someone as beautiful as you would’ve always been perfect.”

“Perfect? Me?” Audrey laughed. “I grew up in a village doing farm work. People thought I was rough around the edges.”

“I’d love to see that sometime…”

I stepped into the garden. Audrey sat inside our property. On the other side of the fence – technically outside my security perimeter – Felix Thompson lounged like a man without a care. Not exactly looking like someone who’d supposedly drowned in the Hudson.

“What are you doing?” I asked, walking toward them. “This is your dying emergency, Audrey?”

I’d rushed back worried about her, and here she was, flirting through a fence.

Felix stood awkwardly. “Blake. Audrey isn’t well. I brought medicine.”

“Medicine?” I looked between them. “My staff can’t buy medicine? We need the ‘dead’ Mr. Thompson to hand-deliver it? Or does it only work when he brings it?”

Audrey stood up. “You should go.”

“Blake, there’s nothing between us,” Felix said.

‘Leave.”

One word. Felix hesitated, then walked away, glancing back repeatedly.

When he disappeared, Audrey turned to me. “I thought you wouldn’t be back for a week.”

She walked toward the house. No limping. No hunched posture from pain. Just her usual graceful walk.

Unbelievable. Hours ago she claimed she’d die without medication. And I almost bought it.

“If I hadn’t come back today, I’d have missed your garden date,” I said, following her,

Inside, I caught her arm, pinning her against the door. “When did you get so cozy with Thompson?”

She didn’t flinch.

“Coming out of hiding just for you? Makes sense he faked his death to protect you anyway.”

I leaned closer. “You’re better at seducing men than I thought.”

Audrey shoved my hand away. “You locked me up. Someone had to bring me medicine.”

“My security’s medicine not good enough?”

“That’s right.” She took a breath. “Blake, I’ll tell you the truth. I’m terminally ill. Not much time left.”

“Your guards can’t get what I need. Felix brought it because his grandfather is Dr. Clarke.”

I raised an eyebrow. “What terminal illness?”

“Late-stage gastric cancer.”

I laughed. “Really? That’s the best you could come up with? Gastric cancer? You accused Laurel of faking illness. Now you’re doing

the same.”

was faking. Had security call because I

I knew it.

jaw, forcing her to look at me. “Do you know what I was doing

a

I wouldn’t have lost Thalia. What they did to Hannah wouldn’t

Audrey’s POV

Felix had mentioned Hannah earlier – the woman who got my

rushing back.

you were following your sister,” I said, connecting the dots. “My call made you lose them, and by the time you found them

dug deeper into my jaw. Hard enough

away. “How

actions. How was I supposed to know what you were doing? If you’re mad about failing to protect your new girlfriend,

time on me, maybe discipline your psychotic sister! I’ve put up with her crap for years. If she keeps

stormed upstairs, Minutes later, I heard his

Gone.

with Snow, pain throbbing through me now that I didn’t

I needed to live,

tighter and closed my

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does heartbreak feel so physical? Is death the only way

But security doubled. Before, Felix could

grew weaker without proper treatment. A canary in

added Astrid and

skeletal reflection, I

me away. If Astrid saw me like this, she’d fall apart. Dying quietly isn’t so

now? Hearing Rachel

the bathroom. I hammered a nail

woke up?” I

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some words yesterday. They were slurred, but definitely

doing rehab with her. In a few days, she should be talking

“That’s amazing!”

pulled

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Blake’s back?

time, I quickly ended the call. I didn’t

heard an

stayed here that night.

get

Thalia. My stomach dropped.

her to bring Laurel here. Just a week ago, Thalia had helped torture Hannah until she nearly died

phone that morning was all it took for them

corridor to the garden. No way

she is!” Olivia’s voice

their stares like daggers in

voice sickly sweet. “You know his dead ex-wife used to live

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into

Thalia’s grip locked around

you deaf?” she snapped. “Look at us when we’re talking

Chapter 275

Audrey’s POV

women

“Audrey Sinclair? But… you’re supposed to

pale. “This can’t

of shock, a smile spread across

stopped searching for you. All those days dragging the river, then nothing. He told everyone

–

wrist, nails digging into my skin. “Does it feel good? Being the other woman now? After all that righteous talk

here? Blake Parker isn’t important enough for that. I wanted the divorce. I walked away. I’m the

stood watch. “You got past security. You think those

looked me up and down, her fear turning to rage as she processed that I was flesh and blood,

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