Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 348

Her eyes met mine. ‘After you left, when I finally had someone I cared about, I got it.”

She took a deep breath. “The old me wouldn’t care about the rumors, the leaked photos, or Thalia and Olivia’s targeting.”

My tears dried instantly as realization hit. “You’re… in love?”

Astrid hesitated before nodding. “A secret crush, really. I don’t want it affecting him or the company.”

“On your modeling agency boss?” I asked, surprised.

‘Yes.’

“Isn’t he like seven years older than you?”

“Age doesn’t matter,” she said quickly. “He’s just… really charming.”

I couldn’t believe it. The free-spirited Astrid who dragged me to race tracks and bars to meet college guys was now nursing a secret

crush?

I knew almost nothing about this modeling agency boss. He was notoriously private – despite his companies ranking among New York’s wealthiest, he never socialized with the elite. The rumors painted him as older, unattractive, and ill-tempered.

–

from several months ago when he lent us a luxury car which,

completely. The vibrant, fearless woman who never

who you’re with,” I said, putting an arm around her

just don’t want to cause problems. Besides,

exit. “Now I get why you were so frustrated watching me with

told her. “Have your crush, fall in love if

woke up in Sydney, I promised myself I’d protect Astrid the way she once protected me. During my month of training, I’d

nodded, eyes warm with

out,” I declared. “Even if Blake Parker comes

grabbed my arm,

I gave her

look. What

luxury car parked at the mall entrance.

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flinching. Unlike Astrid, I wasn’t shocked. This was textbook

it had been the same routine. Whenever I clashed

of who started it, he’d demand that

and Olivia came after me again today, of course

her grip. “Let’s

late for that,” I said, gently pulling free.

Emma,” I added. “I’ll