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

women and their net worth. His voice faded to background noise as I kept glancing toward Evelyn Knox and Henry Hartford across the

woman who’d hugged me outside seemed genuinely concerned. And Henry… just thinking about

strange feeling. Ryan had pulled me

we meet again,’ Ryan

in the back seat had a face that could’ve been carved from stone strong features, deep penetrating eyes, an expression radiating authority while

I knew him.

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me in a hotel room, his powerful arms holding me tight, passionate kisses. I couldn’t see

my brother?

“My fiancée

ignored him completely, focusing on me. “I’m asking

his gaze. “I’m… fine, I managed, looking

coldly. “Fine? I don’t see you for one day,

fiancée for years, Ryan interjected. “Since university in Europe. Why else would she work so hard to

darkened.

company, becoming his closest female associate. Ryan had photos

been Ryan’s spy, why did that thought make me sick now? Why did being near Ryan feel so wrong

deception I’d been part of.

Henry, forcing a smile. “Ryan and I have been together since Europe. I did whatever I

words felt like

“I never knew you had a

lowered. “Was it all calculation

Ryan answered: “What’s wrong, Hartford? Can’t handle being played by me and my fiancée? Can’t accept that your closest woman was working

Henry thundered, silencing even

to me. “Was everything

answer. Why did he care so much about an employee’s betrayal? His pain seemed

been swept into an embrace by Evelyn Knox,

close. Their obvious familiarity stirred

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

Audrey’s POV

and the crowd immediately fell silent as the officiator