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

worth. His voice faded to background noise as I kept glancing toward Evelyn

hugged me outside seemed genuinely concerned. And Henry… just thinking about him made

triggered a strange feeling. Ryan had pulled me against him, his arm around my waist feeling completely

we meet again,’ Ryan had called

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

when his eyes met mine. I knew him. My body recognized him

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

with my brother?

tightened his grip. “My fiancée

ignored him completely, focusing

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

for one day,

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

darkened. ‘Is

closest female associate. Ryan had photos of us together on campus

If I’d been Ryan’s spy, why did that thought make me sick now? Why did being near Ryan feel

whatever deception I’d been part of.

told Henry, forcing a smile. “Ryan and I have been together since Europe. I did whatever I could to get close to you. It

words felt like poison on

never knew you had a fiancé or

it all calculation from

hesitated, 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 for

silencing even Ryan. “I’m talking to

everything between us fake from

so much

I could decide, I’d been swept into an embrace by Evelyn Knox,

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

around my wrist. “Pay attention,’ he

Audrey’s POV

crowd immediately fell silent as the officiator stepped