Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 418

Audrey’s POV

“But…” I frowned at the officer. “She wouldn’t just go home now.”

Astrid told me she was going to watch Rebecca and Thalia when we split up. That was less than thirty minutes ago, and now her phone’s off. Not like her at

all.

“Maybe she did, the officer said, giving my shoulder a pat. Check your place first.”

Then he just walked away.

I watched him go, the knot in my stomach getting tighter by the second.

Taking a deep breath, I left the station and called Adrian.

Adrian,” I said when he picked up. “Can you give me Henry Hartford’s number?”

“What for?” His voice already sounded irritated.

“Astrid’s disappeared. Her phone’s off. I’m worried something happened…”

*What could happen to her?” Adrian cut me off. “She’s a grown woman, not a kid. What, you think she got kidnapped like Emma?”

His tone sharpened. “If she did get kidnapped, I’d thank God for letting her feel what my daughter went through!”

I gripped the phone tighter. “Adrian.”

‘Emma’s kidnapping was planned by Rachel’s people,” I said, keeping my voice level. “Even if you or I had been with Emma instead of Astrid, they would’ve taken her anyway.”

“They came prepared. We weren’t. And Astrid feels terrible about it.”

My voice hardened. “Do you really need to blame everything on her? If she’s guilty for not watching Emma properly, aren’t we guilty too? As parents, shouldn’t we have been there?”

The line went quiet. Then Adrian’s voice returned, cold as ice.

‘I’ve always known Emma matters less to you than your friends. All that talk about treating her like your own daughter? Bullshit.”

I inhaled sharply.

kidnapping has you upset, but I don’t want to fight

Henry’s number so I can find

us, we can talk after I

unmoved. “She’s not missing. Look

not giving you Henry’s number. He’s overseas in

The call ended abruptly.

The Adrian I knew in Sydney wouldn’t have acted like this. He

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friends on

was like he’d ripped off a mask. The gentle

many people changing. I can’t

has two faces they switch between at

who was always

hailed a taxi. If Adrian wouldn’t

the driver to circle the area while I called Felix Thompson. Without

Blake said after I explained. ‘Astrid’s not a kid. She wouldn’t

had some work thing and had to switch off

tone eased my anxiety a

people since I’m supposed to be dead,” he continued. “But

Henry Hartford. We should

my lip, clutching my phone as

you,” I said

wanted to admit – Long Island, William, the Sinclairs, saving Emma, now searching for

any debt between us was settled when he was injured saving me on Long Island. We should

Yet here we were.

Blake replied, his voice rough. “Without you five years ago, I

I might never

“The kindness you showed me, and what I did in return…

I do for you now, it’s the

“Listen, Astrid will be fine. I

I said softly

destination. Even without love, we could maintain a respectful relationship for Evelyn’s sake

the truth. Adrian and I couldn’t have the peaceful

accidents as she grew. Would I face Adrian’s cruel accusations

to him?

*Shit!”