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

And Henry… just thinking about him

we’d arrived, I’d spotted a familiar black car. Something about it triggered a strange feeling. Ryan

we meet again,’ Ryan had

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

mine. I knew him. My body

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memories flashed this man and me in a hotel room, his powerful arms holding me tight, passionate kisses.

your time with my

his grip. “My fiancée

completely, focusing on me. “I’m

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

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

in Europe. Why else would she work so hard to

expression darkened. ‘Is

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

did that thought make me sick now? Why did being

I’d decided I wouldn’t continue whatever deception I’d

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

like poison on my

speaking. “I never knew

all calculation from the

wrong, Hartford? Can’t handle being played by me and my fiancée? Can’t accept that

silencing even

to me. “Was everything between us fake from

much about an

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

churned inside me as I watched them talk, their heads bent close. Their obvious familiarity stirred something unpleasant – a

around my wrist.

Audrey’s POV

chimed, and the crowd immediately fell