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.”

started for a while, then smiled bitterly. “You’re right. I was

I knew it.

me. “Do you know what I was doing

a

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

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Hannah earlier – the woman who got

rushing back.

you lose them, and by the time you found them again,

answer, but his fingers dug deeper into my jaw. Hard enough I thought the bone might

his hand away. “How is that my

to know what you were doing? If you’re

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

Snow and stormed upstairs,

Gone.

with Snow, pain throbbing through me now that

medicine I needed to live, then blame

tighter and closed

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

the next week, Blake stayed away. But security doubled. Before, Felix could pass things through the fence. Now guards watched

grew weaker without proper treatment. A canary in Blake’s

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

skeletal reflection, I felt

Astrid saw me like

only wish now? Hearing Rachel wake up

to hang in the

woke

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phone. “She said some words yesterday. They were slurred, but definitely your

In a few days, she should be talking in

“That’s amazing!”

pulled

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Blake’s back?

call. I didn’t want to lose my last connection to

and heard an angry female voice

was right! My brother stayed here that night. Someone’s definitely living

won’t get it wrong this

Thalia. My stomach dropped.

week ago, Thalia had helped torture Hannah until she nearly died

Blake’s phone that morning was all it took for them to hunt

the back corridor to the

Olivia’s voice rang

their stares like daggers in my

sweet. “You know his

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into fists. I stayed

grip locked around my arm, spinning

she snapped. “Look at

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Audrey’s POV

around, all three women screamed

tripping over herself. “Audrey Sinclair? But… you’re supposed

“This can’t be

spread across her face. “So this is Blake’s little secret.

eyes gleaming. “No wonder Blake suddenly stopped searching for you. All those days dragging the river, then nothing. He told

hiding you here the whole time. Playing both sides – the grieving ex-husband in public while keeping his pet safely tucked

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

free, anger burning through me. “You think I want to be here? Blake Parker isn’t important enough for that. I wanted the divorce. I walked away. I’m

window where guards stood watch. “You got past security. You think those men are protecting me? They’re my jailers. Blake’s keeping me prisoner until

up and down, her fear turning to rage as she processed

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