Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO novel Chapter 328

Chapter 328

Astrid’s POV

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Mrs. Knox winked at me, and I couldn’t help smiling back. No doubt about it this woman was Audrey. My best friend was alive!

‘Don’t fall for it, Astrid,” Rachel grabbed my arm, her voice tight with concern.

“Look how she walks,” Rachel insisted, pointing. “That’s nothing like Audrey’s posture. This is all just a misunderstanding.”

I almost laughed. Rachel had no clue that what she was pointing out actually confirmed everything. After four years in a hospital bed, she hadn’t seen how cancer had ravaged Audrey’s body, shifting her center of gravity, changing her walk completely.

What Rachel saw as proof against Audrey was actually the final piece of evidence I needed. Evelyn Knox was definitely my best

friend.

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A few yards away, Blake lay stretched on a medical gurney. Despite the paramedics working on his mangled leg, his eyes stayed locked on Audrey’s retreating figure.

“Mr. Parker, we’re ready to transport you,” the doctor said, securing the last bandage. “No broken bones, but you’ll need surgery for the soft tissue damage.”

Blake barely nodded, then suddenly called out, “Astrid.”

His voice was strained with pain. “Is that woman Evelyn Knox or Audrey Sinclair?”

I raised an eyebrow. “Why ask me? What answer are you fishing for?”

“Just tell me what you think,” he said coldly.

“She’s Audrey,” I said with a smile. “Obviously I’d want my best friend to be alive.”

Blake frowned. “I’m being serious here.”

“So am I. I say she’s Audrey, but you don’t believe me anyway, so what’s the point?”

“You know her better than

”

“Better than you?” I cut him off. “We’re just friends. You were her husband for three years. Shouldn’t you know your own wife better

than I would?”

“Astrid!” Blake’s eyes flashed with anger.

“What? Did I hit a nerve?” I laughed without humor. “Sorry, I forgot – you weren’t much of a husband. You couldn’t even tell when she was sick or pregnant.”

So just months after Audrey supposedly dies, you meet her doppelgänger and can’t figure out if it’s her. You had to drag me here to confirm it by giving away her cat. Real smooth, Blake.”

“Astrid, stop.” Rachel grabbed my arm again. “You know Blake and Audrey had their issues.”

“He never meant to hurt her,” she continued. “And look how much he’s suffered since she died.”

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As for Mrs. Knox, Blake’s had doubts from the start. But there are real inconsistencies with her identity.”

*Blake had to bring you here. If she’s not Audrey, we’ll back off. But if she is and just won’t admit it because of the past… we want to make things right.”

I yanked my arm away. “I gave you what you wanted. I said she’s Audrey, and she confirmed it herself. You’re the ones in denial.”

I looked pointedly at Blake’s bloody leg. “You wanted to atone for what you did? Consider that wound your penance. You’re even now. Stop chasing her.”

Without waiting for a response, I turned and headed after Audrey and Adrian.

Audrey’s POV

Adrian was helping me into the car when I heard someone calling.

“Mr. Knox! Mrs. Knox!”

I turned to see Astrid hurrying toward us, the hem of her red dress caked with mud from the forest floor.

“Astrid,” I said, relief washing over me at the sight of my friend.

She stopped a few feet away. “Mrs. Knox.”

“Mrs. Knox?” I asked, confused by her sudden formality.

“I think that name suits you better,” she said with a slight smile. “Though you might want to consider changing the husband that

comes with it.”

I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “That’s not exactly an option.”

“Miss Wilson,” Adrian’s voice turned cold, “I’ve overlooked your harassment about the cat because you’re Evelyn’s friend. But suggesting my wife find another husband? That crosses a line.”

“Does it?” Astrid raised an eyebrow, unfazed. She took my hand and pulled me toward the car. “Let’s talk somewhere safe.”

I nodded and turned to Adrian. “Let’s go.”

He followed behind us, hands in his pockets, face unreadable.

Once inside the car, Adrian told the driver to head back to the hotel. No one spoke until we were well away from the forest.

“Your cancer…” Astrid finally broke the silence. “Is it really gone?”

“Completely,” I said. “Between Dr. Clarke’s experimental treatment and my own determination, I beat it.”

“So you…” Astrid’s eyes widened.

I took a deep breath. “I have a twin sister I never knew about.”

I explained everything – my near-death, Dr. Clarke’s treatment, waking up in Australia to discover my identical twin had been brain- dead. Astrid listened, her expression shifting between amazement and disbelief.

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“This sounds like science fiction,” she finally said. “A brain transplant?”

“That didn’t happen, Adrian interjected flatly. “But the fact that Audrey is sitting here proves everything worked out.”

After a moment, Astrid sighed. “Your sister must have been amazing.”

She looked at Adrian. “And you and her parents… what you did was remarkable.”

“It wasn’t charity,” Adrian replied coldly. “Her treatment cost millions. And now Evelyn’s parents and our daughter need her to step

in as Evelyn.”

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