Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO novel Chapter 340

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Chapter 340

Rachel’s POV

“What are you doing here? Blake frowned at me.

I dropped my fake smile. “If I hadn’t shown up, how exactly were you planning to explain your leg to them?”

“And if I hadn’t checked the rehabilitation center today, I wouldn’t have known you ditched your session to come here!”

I turned toward the airport exit where Evelyn knelt before her daughter Emma. She was checking the little girl over, her face full of concern. Emma bounced back quickly, throwing her arms around her mother’s neck. Astrid handed the child a bunch of sunflowers almost bigger than she was.

Astrid happened to glance in our direction, and when our eyes met, her smile vanished. She gave me a curt nod before leaning close to whisper something to Evelyn. Then all four of them walked away.

Why is Astrid so tight with Evelyn Knox? They’ve met exactly once before on Long Island, when Evelyn pulled that stunt claiming she was Audrey. Now, just one month, they’re acting like old friends? What happened to our friendship of years? Is it just because Evelyn has Audrey’s face?

Blake watched me staring after them, and pressed the control on his wheelchair. “Just needed some air. Let’s go.”

I hurried alongside him. “You blew off rehab just to see her?”

“Blake, how many times do we need to go over this?” I pressed. “She’s not Audrey. Audrey is gone. You – ”

The wheelchair stopped abruptly. Blake’s eyes were cold when he looked at me. “I know Audrey isn’t coming back.”

“I just wanted to see her. What, now you’re policing where I go? Getting into character as the controlling wife already, Miss Hayes?”

My face went cold. I bit my lip. “That’s not what I –

“Go handle your work,” Blake cut me off. “We’re not even married yet, but even if we were, who I see and where I go isn’t something you get to control.”

He powered his chair forward, leaving me standing there.

Jonathan Rose’s voice filled my head: “Your sister’s death might have been her choice, but if not for you, she wouldn’t have tried to become Audrey Sinclair in the first place.”

“This is your debt to your sister and to our family.”

“If you keep the Parkers happy and help us through this crisis, I’ll continue covering your grandmother’s medical bills. I’ll even treat you like a daughter.”

‘Laurel is dead. You’re the only Rose heir now.”

I took a deep breath, pushed everything down, and caught up to Blake. “Next time, at least bring an assistant when you go out…”

Audrey’s POV

“Rachel’s completely different now,” Astrid sighed from behind the wheel. I sat in the back with Emma, carefully peeling a banana for her.

Remember how free-spirited she used to be? No one could tell her what to do.”

She caught my eye in the rearview mirror, “Evelyn, you remember, right? All she wanted was to start that jewelry company with you. To build something that was truly hers.”

Astrid laughed softly. ‘I always said you’d design, she’d handle business, and when I made it big, I’d be your brand ambassador. The three of us would take over the world.”

Her smile faded. “Well, she got her jewelry company.”

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“Gift-wrapped from Blake Parker. So much for building something herself. And from the guy who made your life hell, of all people…”

“Maybe Blake gave it to her because he knew it was her dream,’ I suggested, handing Emma a piece of banana.

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