Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 401

Chapter 402

Audrey’s POV

‘Everyone says I’m only getting close to William Parker for his money,” Rachel began, her voice cracking perfectly. “But that’s not true.”

She dabbed her eyes with a handkerchief, sniffling. “I only care for him because he’s a sweet old man I respect.”

The crowd around us went quiet. I watched her performance without reacting.

‘He thinks I’m Audrey,” she continued, voice dropping. “It breaks my heart to be someone’s stand-in, but I do it to make him happy.”

Tears streamed down her face. “Every day, I pretend to want his inheritance. It’s our little game when I ask for it, he’ll donate everything to charity instead… exactly what he wants.”

The crowd started whispering.

“Wait, so the livestream was all an act?”

“Damn, this Rachel girl’s something else…”

I caught her lips curving slightly before she fixed her sad expression.

‘But I don’t get it, Rachel turned back to me, voice shaking. “Since you showed up in New York, William’s health has tanked.”

She took a deep breath. “The nurses told me his condition crashed after your visits. What did you say to make an old man so sick?”

The crowd’s whispers grew louder, more accusatory. I felt their eyes on me.

Rachel suddenly dropped to her knees and grabbed my coat.

“Mrs. Knox,” she begged, tears flowing freely. “Blake and I are getting married tomorrow, but after seeing you this morning, William ended up in the ER.”

Her voice broke. “The doctors barely saved him. His dying wish is to see Blake marry his friend’s daughter – Audrey.”

She paused, catching herself. “I mean, since Audrey’s gone, he accepts me as her replacement because of his condition. Blake and I are only getting married to fulfill an old man’s last wish.”

She looked up at me, eyes wide. “Could you please stay away from our wedding? And don’t see William again until after?”

coat. “I just want him to

More tears fell. “Please…”

grown, their

been pretending all along

playing

suddenly gramps is in

there, unmoved by her calculated performance. Without warning, I pulled out my phone and dialed.

stepping back from her.

confusion

1/3

she asked, voice

after coming back to the States, but you know why. Need me to remind you what happened at the hotel this morning when William came to

darting between my face

Blake…” I let my words hang as I

on speaker. When Blake answered, Rachel’s face went

Blake’s deep voice

Rachel kneeling on the street. “Your fiancée just stopped my car in

in the

said, voice

the phone

ice-cold. “Didn’t you tell

opened but nothing came

the middle of the street? Kneeling in public begging Mrs. Knox not to seduce me? This is your wedding

I…” Rachel managed.

interrupted, sounding tired and disappointed. “I always thought you were

“Tell me exactly

bit her

Mrs. Knox,” Blake continued, “I’ve already answered. I took her to see Grandpa because she hit Thalia and needed to apologize. Grandpa went to the hotel because he found out Mrs.

that video everyone’s obsessing over… there’s nothing ’emotional’ about my look. I just happened to glance in that

crowd started murmuring again, their

whole discussion about me, my grandfather, and Mrs. Knox ends now,” Blake declared firmly. “From this point on, if I

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