Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO novel Chapter 298

Chapter 298

Blake’s POV

“Let’s go.” Rachel glanced at me, then looked toward the bedroom where Evelyn and Emma were staying. She released a barely noticeable sigh. “We’re done here.”

I pulled my gaze away, giving Rachel an apologetic look. “Thanks for handling that.”

I stood, said a quick goodbye to Adrian, and followed Rachel out.

“Your head’s not in the game.”

As soon as the elevator doors closed, Rachel turned to me. “You still think she’s Audrey, don’t you?”

I caught my reflection in the metal doors, a bitter smile forming. “No.”

“I just miss her.”

The night Audrey died, I’d gone to her grave with sleeping pills, confessing everything before taking the whole bottle. My family saved me, but I fell into darkness after that. I even tried shooting myself, desperate to find her in whatever came next.

Astrid’s furious voice still echoed in my head: “What good is dying? Will that bring Audrey back?”

“She was kind. She went to heaven.”

“But you? A monster like you would go straight to hell. Even if you die, you’ll never see her!”

I opened my eyes. “Every time I see Adrian’s wife, I wonder… if I’d figured things out sooner, been better to Audrey… would I feel less guilty now?”

“You wouldn’t.”

Rachel’s eyes searched mine. “What you did to Audrey finding the truth earlier wouldn’t have fixed it.”

She looked away. “If seeing this woman keeps triggering you… I’ll handle the Q-elegant communications from now on.”

“You need to stay away from her. I’m worried you’ll spiral again if you keep seeing her.”

I said nothing for a long time. Only when the doors opened did I exhale and nod. “You’re right.”

I missed Audrey too much. I kept seeing her in this stranger’s face.

“Hey, Rachel said as we stepped out. “Did you bring Snow on this trip?”

“Yeah. Couldn’t leave her at the hotel.”

After my suicide attempt, I’d been unconscious for over a month. During that time, Laurel’s remaining influence targeted Audrey’s friends. When I woke up, I immediately shut everything down – had Laurel thrown in jail and shipped Thalia and Olivia to boarding school overseas, cutting them off financially.

I’d tried repeatedly to get Snow from Ethan but got nowhere. Only when he graduated and faced real-world pressures – rent, moving, job hunting did he finally give in.

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Chapter 298

Since then, I’d treated that cat like royalty. Snow went everywhere with me. Sometimes I even held her during board meetings.

No way was I leaving her alone on this trip.

“Dr. Clarke likes cats, Rachel said with a smile. “Why not give Snow to him? Find her a better home?”

I froze mid-step and turned to her, my voice dropping. “What did you just say?”

This was Audrey’s cat. Rachel knew exactly what Snow meant to me.

And now she wanted me to give her away? Like some unwanted gift?

“Blake.” Rachel’s expression turned serious. “I get that Snow matters because he was Audrey’s.”

“But if Ethan couldn’t make time for him, can you? You even drag him to meetings. Your suits are covered in white fur.”

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