Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 439

Audrey’s POV

Henry stared at Rebecca’s crumpled form on the floor. ‘How could she not know who fathered her child?”

I glanced down at the once-formidable woman now reduced to muttering incoherently. Against my better judgment, I felt a flicker of pity.

“Maybe she didn’t know herself,” I said. “Leo never cared for her. Their marriage was empty. That one night she got pregnant was probably their only time together.’

I watched Rebecca rock back and forth. “Now our DNA tests prove Thalia has zero Parker blood. Leo wasn’t her father.”

Henry’s eyebrows shot up.

“And that’s not all I told her,” I added. “When Leo took Blake on that cruise five years ago, he was meeting someone from Leonora Sterling’s family. He’d received a letter from the Australian Parkers.”

Henry studied me with fresh interest. “So beating Thalia was revenge on her, and breaking Rebecca’s mind was revenge on her?”

I nodded with a small smile. “Three years living with them taught me exactly where to aim.”

“You’re nothing like your sister,” Henry remarked.

My smile remained, but my eyes fixed on the wall ahead. “I used to be.”

Down the hall, Charles spoke quietly to a teary-faced Elizabeth while Henry and I stood in silence broken only by Rebecca’s muttering.

“What now?” Henry asked. “Staying to help with arrangements or going to see Blake?”

I hesitated, glancing toward William’s room before sighing. “With my current identity, I shouldn’t stay.”

“I’m officially the adopted daughter of Leonora Sterling’s sister,” I explained.

Henry let out a dry laugh. “Good point. William tore them apart and drove your adoptive parents out of New York. Your presence at his funeral would start talk that wouldn’t help anyone.”

“Exactly,” I said, trying to mask the bitterness in my voice.

‘Ill say goodbye to Mr. Parker,” Henry said. ‘Wait for me – we’ll visit Blake together.”

phone to text the driver, then sorted through work emails. Even with me gone from Sydney, my sister’s company Q-elegant kept running, and

Mrs. Knox.

up to find Elizabeth standing before me, Rebecca was gone, the guards had left, and we were alone in

my face, “Are

at her,

here,” she

inside with Charles

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wouldn’t know everything about her past

were the two young people he cared about most. He wanted me to never treat Audrey like Rebecca

after Audrey myself. Sometimes I couldn’t control Olivia when she followed Thalia around, but

held mine. “That’s why you left me

took a deep breath, and put my phone away. “Kind of

me for several seconds before her face relaxed with understanding. “So staying neutral

together. “After the funeral, I’ll make Olivia apologize

bother. I already

William a proper funeral,” I said. “Make sure he gets

William’s room. “You done in

said, appearing behind Elizabeth. “Let’s

past Elizabeth without another glance, following Henry to

Henry offered Elizabeth a quiet “Goodbye” but kept his focus forward, quickly catching up

pounds from grief and couldn’t eat for a month. Since then, she’s

cared about his money, he’d cling to life with his last breath just to spite them. So whenever he got sick, Elizabeth would immediately start fighting with Rebecca over his assets. Childish, but it worked for her – because every

time… even if she threatened to blow his fortune on crap, he wouldn’t

car door. “If you hadn’t shown up today,

leaned back in his seat, expression neutral. “Don’t thank

turned to me. ‘Did William

shook my head. ‘He

purse. “This is what William wrote

he took

I asked what had been bothering me. “Henry, you said after the shipwreck, my

on the beach… Did she know