Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

Chapter 443

Audrey’s POV

Quick footsteps echoed from upstairs. Astrid had definitely been eavesdropping on our conversation. The fact she hadn’t texted to object told me everything

I needed to know.

Henry continued chatting with the Wilsons about business prospects while straightening his already immaculate suit. When a door closed upstairs, he looked up immediately.

*I’ll have my team contact your company about those opportunities we discussed,” he told Mr. Wilson, buttoning his jacket. “There’s real potential for collaboration between our businesses.”

He glanced toward the stairs. “If you’ll excuse me, I should speak with Astrid now.”

“Of course,” Mrs. Wilson said with an awkward smile. “Just remember, her memory isn’t right at the moment. Don’t take anything she says too personally.”

Henry’s lips curved slightly. “Don’t worry.”

He headed upstairs with confident strides while the Wilsons watched until he disappeared from view.

Mrs. Wilson leaned toward me. “Is he really only six or seven years older than Astrid?” she whispered.

“He’s handsome, wealthy, perfectly spoken, runs this huge company, yet talks to people like us without any condescension…” She shook her head in disbelief. “Why would someone like him want our chaotic daughter?”

I laughed softly. “I honestly don’t know much about him either. He’s rarely in New York, and keeps to himself when he is.”

But a man like Hartford doesn’t propose marriage casually. If he says he wants to marry Astrid, he’s thought it through.”

Mr. Wilson nodded. “Businessmen like him choose their words carefully. If Astrid accepts, it’s our family’s good fortune.”

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Mrs. Wilson sighed, worry still etched on her face. I understood her concern she feared her daughter might end up hurt like I had been.

She handed me some orange segments. “When we heard you’d died from cancer, we were devastated for months.”

drag her to the hospital for IVs. Her voice cracked. “She kept saying she failed to protect her best friend, that she deserved to die

“Without romantic attachments, you and

guessed she’d wake up from that coma and turn out just like her sister? Life takes such

spiral into melancholy. He turned to me. “What’s next for

“When my sister’s family saved me, I promised to step into Evelyn’s life. That’s what I intend to

gone now. Astrid has Henry. The only thing keeping me here is making sure Blake

I’ll return to

Wilson watched me carefully. “So it’s really over

she said softly.

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she was you. And Rachel was just a business arrangement for William’s sake.” She leaned forward. “He punished himself with drinking until his

head. Everything she said was true, but

so I could live – I have obligations to her family. How could I

Blake and I are done. I’m only still in New York because he injured his legs saving me, and he protected Emma when

to see him recovered before

phone rang loudly, cutting me off. Seeing Ethan’s name,

“What’s up?

practically shouted.

to my

were,’ Ethan continued. “Doctors are examining him now. They

come back

and Astrid seemed to be getting along fine, and I didn’t want to

hanging up. “Could I borrow

replied, already leading me

an hour later, I rushed through the hospital entrance, barely waiting for the car to

was fast,” Ethan said, greeting me in

there,” I replied, peering toward Blake’s

saying, a tall man strode from the elevator toward

said with unmistakable

raised an eyebrow.