Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO novel Chapter 289

Chapter 289

Adrian squeezed my hand. “As long as you’re okay.” Then he led us toward the exit. “Hello there.”

He smiled politely at Blake and Rachel. “Mr. Parker, Miss Hayes. I didn’t expect Dr. Clarke would arrange for you both to meet us.”

Blake was still on his phone, but Rachel waved and walked toward us.

“The Clarke family’s swamped today,” she said with a bright smile. “Picking up guests is the least we can do!”

She shook Adrian’s hand. “I’m Rachel Hayes. Heard a lot about you.”

“Adrian Knox,” he replied, then gestured to me. “My wife Evelyn Knox, and our daughter Emma.”

Rachel turned to me, extending her hand. “Mrs. Knox, you…”

The moment our eyes met, she froze. Her mouth opened and closed without sound.

I’d expected this reaction.

I shook her hand briefly, then pulled away. “Emma, say hi to the nice lady.”

“Hello! I’m Emma Knox!” The little girl’s sweet voice broke Rachel’s trance.

Rachel blinked rapidly, staring at my face. “Mrs. Knox,” she managed finally, her voice hoarse. “Have we… met before?”

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I kept my smile steady. “I don’t think so.”

Without waiting for her response, I carried Emma past her toward the exit.

Blake’s POV

I ended an irritating business call and glanced over at Rachel.

That’s when I saw her.

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The face that had haunted me for ten months.

Audrey Sinclair.

Alive.

–

My world stopped. The woman in the white dress had Audrey’s face exactly her face.

I couldn’t move, couldn’t breathe,

Was I dreaming again? I’d tried so many times to see her in my dreams, but she’d never appear clearly.

I’d thought she hated me too much to visit even my subconscious.

But now, I wasn’t asleep, so why… why was I seeing her?

Audrey’s POV

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“Mommy,” Emma tugged at my collar, her voice tiny against my ear. “That man keeps looking at us.”

She pressed closer, her small body warm against mine. “He’s scary.”

I followed her gaze.

Blake stood frozen, staring at us like he’d seen a ghost. The naked emotion in his eyes made my stomach drop.

I turned away quickly. “Don’t worry, baby.”

Holding Emma tighter, I walked faster toward the exit. Adrian was ahead talking to Rachel, leaving just enough space for me to slip past without another interaction.

In the parking lot, I’d just clicked Emma’s seatbelt into place when footsteps approached from behind.

I knew those footsteps. The rhythm, the weight of them.

I kept my hands busy, pretending I hadn’t heard.

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