Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO novel Chapter 161

Chapter 161

Laurel’s POV

I stood in Blake’s villa living room, trying to look casual while scanning the place. A noise from upstairs made me tense up. Someone was definitely moving around up there.

“What was that sound?” I asked, looking at the ceiling.

Blake kept eating his noodles without looking up. “You heard something?”

“Blake darling, are you hiding someone upstairs?” I tilted my head.

He finally looked at me with a neutral face. “You must have heard wrong.”

I turned to Michael. “I heard wrop

Michael nodded quickly. “Yes, perhaps Miss Rose is just tired and hearing things.”

“I have excellent hearing,” he continued. ”

“I didn’t hear anything.”

Their obvious coordination made me suspicious, but Blake seemed so calm that I started to doubt myself. Who would he

even hide here?

“Maybe I did hear wrong,” I said, dropping it for now.

I sat at the table, noticing the chair was still warm. Someone had definitely been sitting here. I pushed that thought aside and focused on my goal.

“Blake darling, when did you buy this place?” I asked with a smile. “If Thalia hadn’t mentioned you might be here, I never

would have found you!”

I looked around the room. “And decorated like this…”

The cottage–style decor was everywhere – flowers, warm colors, soft fabrics. Nothing like the modern style Blake usually preferred.

“I hate this cottage style,” I said honestly. “It looks tacky and cheap.”

I leaned forward. “Blake darling, how could you possibly like this?”

Blake’s chopsticks stopped halfway to his mouth. “You… hate this style?”

His surprise caught me off guard. Had I said something wrong?

“Of course,” I laughed. “When have you ever seen me wear floral dresses or anything with this cottage feel?”

I gestured around. “I avoid this style/completely. How could I like it?”

I blinked innocently a move that always worked on Blake. “But if you like it, I can try to like it too!”

I smiled. “But really, Blake darling… this is something only teenage girls would like.”

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Blake’s expression shifted to confused and cold. But five years ago when we first met, your sister specifter liked this style

My heart skipped. What? Rachel told him I liked cottage style? I needed to recover fast,

“Did she?” I laughed awkwardly. “I might have forgotten after getting sick…

Blake studied me. “Laurel, you seem to have forgotten many things.”

Panic rose in my chest. Every gesture I’d made was carefully planned. In the past, my innocent act always worked on Blake. But now his piercing gaze made me nervous.

I needed my illness as a shield. I put my head on the table, rubbing my temples.

“Maybe my condition is getting worse,” I said softly.

Inside I was furious. What had Rachel told Blake about Audrey? Why did that woman have such basic taste?

Audrey’s POV

Through the wall of the hidden room, I heard every word Laurel said about hating cottage style. Each comment stung.

So I’d been wrong. Blake hadn’t styled this villa in my favorite aesthetic because he remembered what Rachel told him five years ago when I rescued him. He’d done it for Laurel.

He must have prepared this place as a surprise for her. But his careful planning backfired. His precious Laurel didn’t even remember liking this style.

My chest tightened. I leaned against the wall and closed my eyes.

Then Blake’s voice came through, deliberate and measured: “Laurel. Do you remember what day it was when you and I

met?”

I held my breath. When exactly did they meet? It couldn’t be the same day I rescued Blake, could it?

“Blake darling, are you testing me?” Laurel sounded smug. “The day we met was June 28th! The sun on the beach was so strong I got sunburned!”

I couldn’t believe it. June 28th – the exact same day I rescued Blake. The same date as the code 0628 for this hidden room.

But when I met Blake, it had been cloudy. There was no strong sun. I didn’t get sunburned.

It really was just coincidence. Blake created this villa for Laurel. He used 0628 as the password because that was the day they met.

I should have known better. If Blake truly remembered everything from five years ago, why never m three years of marriage? Not once, not even during our divorce.

A cold laugh escaped before I could stop it. At this moment, Michael’s phone rang.

Blake’s POV

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Michael frowned at his phone. Mr. Mel, about today’s meeting possibly

He glanced at me, looking for direction.

I waved my hand. My furrowed brow relaxed slightly. After all, this conversation made me Increasingly suspicious at Laurel

from small things like her taste in colors to bigger matters like her supposed racing skills, and now forgetting her. preferred style.

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