Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 344

Audrey’s POV

Astrid’s fingers clamped around my wrist just as I was about to turn and face Thalia.

“Evelyn,’ she whispered.

‘Don’t,” she murmured. “Since Thalia got back from that boarding school, she’s different. More dangerous.”

“I can’t hide forever,’ I said quietly. “And neither can you.”

I gently freed my wrist from her grip. After all, I’d already died once. What more could Thalia Parker possibly do to me?

As I took a breath and turned, a familiar voice cut through the tension.

“Thalia, Olivia! What brings you here?”

Rachel stood at the boutique entrance, her expression carefully neutral.

Thalia spun around. “Rachel? What are you doing here?”

Rachel walked in. “Shopping with friends. It’s been a while.”

Thalia’s face hardened as she glanced between us. “Shouldn’t you be preparing for your wedding? My brother wouldn’t appreciate you wasting time with… these people.”

‘I’m still me, wedding or not,” Rachel said. “Even after I marry Blake, I’ll only answer to him and the elders. As his sister, you don’t get to dictate who I spend time with.”

Olivia stepped forward. “Careful, Rachel.”

“Remember Audrey? Perfectly healthy when she married Blake, terminal cancer three years later. Think we had something to do with that?”

She smiled. “Want to be the next Audrey Sinclair?*

The store went quiet. I could feel everyone watching as Rachel paled.

I couldn’t help it – I laughed. The sound sliced through the silence.

“So you two are that powerful?” I asked, still facing away from them. “Capable of giving someone terminal cancer?”

“I wouldn’t say we killed her,” Thalia scoffed. “But that bitch’s illness definitely had something to do with how we treated her.”

could hear the smirk in her voice. “What’s this? Trying to protect

cold smile on my face. “And what if

expressions transformed from arrogance to shock in an instant. The blood drained from their faces like they’d seen

course,

shook. “You’re not

“But I remembered my cancer was partly thanks to you two. So I crawled back from

backward. “This had nothing to do with

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Thalia’s arm, suddenly tearful. “Don’t

Blake who pushed you!” she blurted. ‘Laurel who schemed against you! If you want revenge, go after them!

Thalia backed

stepped forward. ‘But weren’t you

I tilted my head. “Besides, didn’t

story

were just talking!” Olivia’s voice rose as she edged toward the

her voice again. “Go

loved my brother, and now she’s marrying him! Go after

do anything

Thalia.” Rachel stepped forward, her

met my eyes before turning back to Thalia. “This isn’t Audrey. It’s Evelyn Knox, head of Q-elegant. The brand that’s collaborating with Parker Group. Adrian Knox’s

me, fear giving way to confusion. “She’s not

the explanation smoothly. “She happens to look like Audrey, but they have nothing

“How is

Olivia ventured, recovering. “When she looks at us, she’s cold, composed.

“We

as her confidence rebuilt. “Just a

went and found yourself a replacement?

ignored her, taking my hand.

toward the exit, Olivia blocked our path, arms spread

you’re going?” she demanded. “Didn’t

Now that we know you’re

taken their bullying without complaint. I’d made

warning tone was accompanied by her tight grip on

couldn’t help but feel a bit sad. This wasn’t the Astrid who once fearlessly threw drinks

was “dead”? I remembered those scandal photos Adrian had shown me when I first woke up in Sydney. Blake might have

go. “You’re