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.”

for a while, then smiled bitterly. “You’re right. I was faking. Had security call because I wanted you

I knew it.

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

a

pulled that stunt, I wouldn’t have lost Thalia. What they

Audrey’s POV

who got my medication. Blake’s new charity

rushing back.

call made you lose them, and

but his fingers dug deeper into my jaw. Hard enough

away. “How is

assault her. I’m not responsible for your sister’s actions. How was I supposed to know what you were doing? If you’re mad about

put up with her crap for years. If she keeps going, someone will die,

up Snow and stormed upstairs, Minutes later, I heard his

Gone.

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

hearing him give away medicine I needed to live, then blame me for his sister’s

Snow tighter and closed

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only way I’ll escape Blake Parker? Well, death’s

Before, Felix could pass things through

without proper treatment. A canary in Blake’s gilded

with just Felix, then added Astrid and Ethan to my secret calls. Their voices kept me

catching my skeletal reflection, I

me away. If Astrid saw me like this, she’d fall apart.

now? Hearing Rachel wake up

the bathroom. I hammered a

woke up?”

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excitement poured through the phone. “She said some words yesterday. They were slurred,

In a few

“That’s amazing!”

car pulled up

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Blake’s back?

time, I quickly ended the call. I didn’t want to lose my last

bathroom and heard an angry

brother stayed here that night.

get it wrong this

Thalia. My stomach dropped.

Thalia had helped torture Hannah until she nearly died from a lung infection. Blake had cleaned up that

morning was all it took for them

to sneak through the back corridor to the garden. No

she is!” Olivia’s voice

stares like daggers

sweet. “You know his dead ex-wife used to live here, right? Not creeped out by

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hands balled into fists. I stayed

grip locked around my

“Look at us

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Audrey’s POV

women screamed

back, nearly tripping over herself. “Audrey Sinclair? But… you’re supposed to

went pale. “This can’t be happening. Not in

a smile spread across her face.

stopped searching for you. All those

sides – the grieving ex-husband

nails digging into my skin. “Does it feel good? Being the other woman now? After all that righteous talk about me destroying your marriage, look at you the

Blake Parker isn’t important enough for that. I wanted the divorce.

got past security. You think those men are

her fear turning to rage

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