Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 428

Audrey’s POV

Rachel stormed off, shoving through curious onlookers as she disappeared toward the preparation room. The crowd quickly dispersed, returning to their champagne and gossip.

Henry took another sip of wine. “You went soft on her.”

‘What?’

“After everything she’s done to you,’ he said, swirling his glass, “you still held back. She tried to have you kidnapped, maybe killed, and you just reminded her about ceremony time?”

His eyes studied me. “Still hanging onto that old friendship?”

The question stung. I remembered laughing with Rachel years ago, learning to drive together, planning our futures over cheap beer.

“You still think she ever actually cared about you?” Henry pressed.

I set my glass down. “This isn’t about her. It’s about Blake.”

My eyes drifted to where Blake sat with Jett in a far corner, away from attention.

Blake had been on those crutches too long already. We’d injected him with that medicine almost thirty minutes ago, and he only had about ninety minutes left before it wore off.

I recalled our debate at Thompson mansion. Blake had insisted on walking rather than using his wheelchair.

“Someone on crutches blends in, he’d argued. “People see a guy limping at a wedding, they figure he twisted an ankle. A wheelchair? That grabs attention.”

Felix had reluctantly agreed and practically begged Harrison Clarke for that adrenaline compound to temporarily boost Blake’s circulation.

The doctor had warned us about serious side effects, giving Blake just enough to last two hours time for his dramatic entrance, but not enough to cause permanent damage.

“This has nothing to do with Rachel,” I told Henry firmly. “We’ve got work to do.”

Henry studied my face before nodding silently.

Astrid’s POV

juice straw while Ryan droned on about various society women and their net worth. His voice faded to background noise as

concerned. And Henry… just thinking about him made

we’d arrived, I’d spotted a familiar black car. Something about it triggered a strange feeling. Ryan had pulled me against him, his arm around my

meet again,’ Ryan had

face that could’ve been carved from stone strong features,

his eyes met mine. I knew him. My body recognized him in ways my mind

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passionate

with my brother?

“My fiancée is happy

focusing on

his gaze.

I don’t see you for one day, and suddenly you’re engaged to Ryan

interjected. “Since university in Europe. Why

darkened.

Ryan’s evidence, it was. Files showed I’d deliberately infiltrated Henry’s company, becoming his closest female associate.

why did that thought make me sick now? Why did being near Ryan feel so wrong while Henry’s presence stirred something

memories, I’d decided I wouldn’t continue whatever deception I’d been part of.

“Ryan and I have been together since Europe. I did whatever I could to get

felt like poison on

“I never knew you had

voice lowered. “Was it all calculation from the

played by me and my fiancée? Can’t accept that your closest woman was working for

Henry thundered, silencing even Ryan. “I’m

turned back to me. “Was everything between us fake

to answer. Why did he care so much about an employee’s

into an embrace by Evelyn Knox, who

close. Their obvious familiarity stirred something unpleasant – a feeling I couldn’t name but that

around my wrist. “Pay attention,’ he whispered.

Audrey’s POV

the crowd immediately