Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 285

Audrey’s POV

I held the smoking gun, a bullet hole in the ceiling. “Just checking it wasn’t a fake. It’s real enough.”

A middle-aged woman rushed in behind Adrian and grabbed the gun, passing it to someone outside. “Put this away!”

She turned to me, anxiety written across her face. “Does this mean you’re choosing to live?”

I studied her carefully. Unlike Adrian, her eyes showed genuine concern. She seemed kind – nothing like the man who’d handed me a loaded gun.

“Yes, I’m choosing life,” I said firmly. “But not on your terms.”

I tossed the newspapers toward them. “My friends need help. They’ve been set up.”

Adrian laughed. “In your condition? What help could you possibly be?”

“I’m still going back,” I matched his stare.

The woman sat beside me. “Child, I’m your sister’s mother Eleanor. I understand how you feel, but you’re nowhere near strong enough for travel.”

“And you owe me,” Adrian cut in. “Ten million in treatment costs. We risked everything bringing you here. Without us, you’d be in the ground.”

me just to

besides coldness. He stared at me like he

lower. “In her final days, finding her lost

hoped you’d help with Emma because she’s your niece.

on mine. “But we won’t force

–

dawning. Adrian wasn’t just cold he

about my sister,” I

gazed out the window. “Strong. Optimistic, even knowing her time was

to ask you to care for Emma.

took a deep breath.

them both. “But I do know one thing I’m choosing

to work with muscles that had atrophied during my coma. Adrian made himself scarce, but Eleanor visited daily. I still

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business call one afternoon, I

I said.

shoulders drooped slightly.

from her tote bag and handed

but not me. Same face, same features, but her eyes held