Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 296

Audrey’s POV

I caught Rachel studying me, her expression cold and calculating. Gone was the warmth she once showed to Audrey Sinclair.

“I admit,” she said, “neither Blake nor I are jewelry design experts. Our lack of knowledge in this area is understandable.”

She held up her phone, showing comparison images of jewelry pieces. “But we can still see the striking similarities between your designs and Audrey’s work.”

“We’re not calling it plagiarism, Mrs. Knox. We just think your design approach seems remarkably similar to Audrey’s.”

She paused, taking a deep breath as something painful crossed her mind.

“We’d like to understand what inspired you when creating these pieces,” she continued after collecting herself. “With work so similar to Audrey’s, your creative process must follow similar patterns.”

Rachel leaned forward. “Mrs. Knox, I know this might sound strange, but I truly want to help complete my friend’s legacy. While she was alive, I never really understood what she was trying to express through her designs.” She looked directly at me. “So we thought –

in. “You want to collaborate with Q-elegant so my wife can explain her design philosophy, which you’ll

at Rachel.

Blake. “But Mr. Parker’s attitude seemed more like he was

you explain

never been great with people. He didn’t mean it like that. Like me,

you, please don’t hold it against him. We came for collaboration. If we truly thought

us. “It’s fine. I’ll forgive him on

come to understand Adrian’s nature. Cold and distant, caring or y about

design philosophy after Dr. Clarke’s birthday celebration,” he said, guiding me to a

about something else. Miss Hayes, you were Mr. Parker’s ex-wife’s

made my

died,” Adrian continued. “How did you two get

he was doing. Adrian was asking the question

ex-wife enough to attempt suicide,” he said with thinly veiled mockery. “The other acts deeply concerned about your dead