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?”

grip tightened on my coat. “I just want him to

More tears fell. “Please…”

had grown, their whispers turning sympathetic

pretending all along

playing along as

up and suddenly gramps is in

I pulled out my phone and dialed. Rachel’s

Hayes,” I said coolly, stepping back

blinked, confusion

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asked, voice still

know why. Need me to remind you what

darting

supposedly seducing Blake…” I let my words hang as I

went silent as the phone rang on speaker. When Blake answered, Rachel’s face went

up?” Blake’s deep voice came through,

street. “Your fiancée just stopped my car in traffic. She’s on her knees begging me to

the phone, in the street, even the crowd

finally said, voice suddenly

at the

silence, ice-cold. “Didn’t you tell

mouth opened but nothing

of the street? Kneeling in public begging Mrs. Knox not to

I…” Rachel managed.

“I

paused. “Tell me exactly what you’re doing

her

see Grandpa because she hit Thalia and needed to apologize. Grandpa went

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

started murmuring

Blake declared firmly. “From this point on, if

hung up without

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