Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 441

Audrey’s POV

I opened my mouth to speak when a man’s voice blared from Astrid’s phone.

“Darling, if you don’t come down and open the door, I’m gonna ring the bell,” the voice said, false sweetness barely masking the threat.

Astrid’s face hardened as she glanced between me and her phone.

“Your parents will be so disappointed their daughter’s been engaged for years without introducing her fiancé,” the voice continued. “Pretty rude, don’t you think?”

Astrid exhaled sharply and gestured for me to wait as she moved to the window.

“Are you deaf?” she snapped, brows knitting together.

Ryan Quinn,” she said firmly, “I don’t care if we dated before or if I supposedly loved you. That’s history.”

Her knuckles whitened around the phone. “We’re done. I’m canceling whatever stupid engagement we had when I didn’t know better. Clear enough?”

*You say I’ve done enough things I hated for you,” she continued. “You even slapped me. Can we stop this ridiculous game? Just go!”

Curiosity got the better of me. I moved to the window to check out this Ryan’person. A black luxury car was parked down the driveway. Leaning against the hood was a man in all-black, phone pressed to his ear, trying way too hard to look cool.

I raised an eyebrow as I studied him. Despite his casual pose, something about him felt off dangerous in a genuinely threatening way.

“Baby, his voice drifted from the phone, lazy and entitled, “you promised you’d never leave me, that I was your only love…”

I believed you. You need to take responsibility.”

Astrid’s temper flared. “I’m not responsible for shit! Leave now or I’m calling the cops!”

“Astrid Wilson, Ryan’s voice hardened, dropping the act, “don’t push it.”

“It was one slap,” he said, irritation evident. “I apologized and told you I thought you were sneaking around with Henry Hartford. Now I know you were just visiting Evelyn Knox.”

“We’ve been together five years, he pushed. “Five years long-distance without a single fight. Now you’re running home to mommy and daddy over this little thing. Really?”

replied, ice coating

this nonsense right now,” he warned before she ended the

eventually got in his car

asked, “do you actually

a grimace.

“At first, I only remembered our engagement.

“Like what?”

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scarf during the first snowfall.

be sweet memories, right? But they feel…wrong. Like I’m watching some bad rom-com where I’m just

‘Strange,’ she muttered.

these memories seem…unlike you?”

“What

on,” I said,

yarn, handing them over. “Show me how

stared blankly at them.

sitting down. “I’ve known you for years. Even before you lost your memory, you never did crafts. Would you

standing on tiptoe to reach him?

Astrid froze, eyes widening.

Rachel caught a cold? You tried to help and somehow both of you ended up with

your grades were always terrible,” I added. “Your parents sent you to Europe because you couldn’t get into any decent

me with a sigh. “Mom said you were my

my shoulder. “Only a true friend knows all my flaws and calls me

her words, her eyes sparkled with humor. “But couldn’t you mention something good about me? All I’m hearing are my failures. I’m getting

out!”

set my water down and faced her. “Since we met, you’ve been everyone’s mood-lifter. When people feel down, you know exactly

“You’d never let stress

why these supposed memories with Ryan seem off. They don’t match the real

“Could someone have planted these memories in

The room fell silent.

stared at me. ‘Come on. This isn’t some sci-fi movie. I was in a car accident,

voice trailed off as

to me, eyes wide. “Wait – you don’t think I was actually