Chapter 282

Blake’s POV

“Audrey’s health was never good, you know that, right?” Ethan asked.

I nodded. I’d noticed her weight loss after filing for divorce, but hospital records only showed gastritis. Nothing serious. Nothing fatal.

“She had cancer. Gastric cancer,” he said.

“When I met her, you two weren’t divorced yet. At that time, she had less than three months to live.”

“What? That can’t be true.” I looked up, voice cracking.

“She was in constant pain, and you – her husband – never noticed.” The accusation in his tone was unmistakable. “With your resources and connections, you couldn’t have missed it if you’d paid any attention. But you were too busy with Miss Rose.”

I lowered my head. “Yes… it’s my fault…”

“But,” I looked up, desperate for some explanation, “if she had three months left, then how-

“When we got to Lunar Mansion, we found Audrey with a nail pierced through the back of her head, stuck in the wall.”

Everything stopped.

you know who did

mind went blank. “You’re saying… her

trying to hang a

hands shook as the memory crashed

enough to separate them. When I left with Laurel, Audrey was still leaning against that wall, not moving. I thought she was just disappointed I’d come to Laurel’s

But now I understood.

My push killed her.

photo on the gravestone. That

my knees and broke. “Audrey, I’m sorry… it’s

fall lightly around

to her silent image. “I remembered everything,

person…”

wrong person?” My fingers dug into the wet earth. “I was too proud. I lied because I didn’t want you thinking I was shallow enough to love someone out of

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Chapter 282

I’d just told the truth that

cold stone. “Audrey,

I didn’t leave.

Elizabeth. Both tried to convince me to leave. I ignored

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