Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO novel Chapter 365

Chapter 365

Audrey’s POV

“Of course, Astrid said, tapping Ethan’s head. “You’re still too young to get it.”

*If Blake Parker could actually change, the sun would rise from the west.” Astrid dropped vegetables onto his plate. “Eat your greens and quit overthinking.”

“Uncle Ethan, have some candy!” Emma held out a wrapped piece. “Candy makes everything better!”

Ethan’s expression softened immediately. He served Emma a chicken drumstick. “Growing girls need protein.”

Emma stuffed the entire piece into her mouth. “I wanna grow big and protect Mommy!”

“Then you definitely need to eat up,” Ethan said, ruffling her hair.

Emma nodded with such serious determination, her cheeks still bulging with chicken, that we all burst out laughing. Just like that,

the tension broke.

After dinner, I took Emma for her bath, listening to her chatter about “funny uncle Ethan” before tucking her into bed.

Later that night, I called Adrian. He’d texted that he’d reached London safely and would arrive in New York by morning.

“One day back and already picking fights?” Adrian’s voice carried a hint of amusement. “Mrs. Knox has grown bold. I expected you’d endure their bullying longer, like before.”

“Did you save my life just so I could be everyone’s doormat?”

“No,” he replied quickly. “I just didn’t expect… Actually, I’m proud of you. Your sister would be happy seeing you like this.”

My chest tightened at the mention of my sister. “Tell me more about her.”

“Haven’t I told you plenty? What do you want to know?”

I decided to be direct. “Tell me about how she became pregnant with your child.”

The line went quiet. All I could hear was Adrian’s breathing growing heavier.

“It’s getting late,” he finally said. “You should rest.”

The call ended abruptly. I stared at my phone, then set it down.

Adrian’s silence confirms it. The mental institution papers Eleanor showed me were real. My sister really was confined to a facility, only released after becoming pregnant.

What exactly happened between them? She had a heart condition – pregnancy would have been dangerous. Did she truly consent to having his child?

I gazed out at the night sky until sleep finally claimed me.

“Audrey, something terrible has happened!”

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Astrid’s pounding on my door yanked me from sleep.

“What’s Auntie doing… Emma’s sleepy,” Emma mumbled beside me.

“She must have something urgent,” I said, patting her back. “Go back to sleep, sweetie.”

I tucked the blanket around her and dragged myself to the door.

“What’s wrong?” I asked, still blinking away sleep.

“Look!” Astrid shoved her phone at me. “I knew Victoria showing up would cause trouble!”

I took the phone and quietly closed the bedroom door to avoid waking Emma. On screen was a paused video. I pressed play.

Richard and Elaine Sinclair appeared with Victoria standing behind them, all wearing carefully composed expressions of distress.

“Ten months ago, we were told our beloved daughter Audrey had died of stomach cancer,” Richard began. “The funeral was arranged by her friends – not her husband Blake Parker.”

“They presented us with her ashes,” Elaine continued, dabbing her eyes. “We couldn’t understand how our healthy daughter suddenly passed, but we trusted her closest friends.”

“Until yesterday,” Richard picked up, “when our daughter Victoria saw her sister alive. We realize now we were all deceived.”

“As her parents, we recognized her immediately,” he declared. “This woman is our daughter Audrey, declared dead ten months ago!”

He looked directly at the camera. “Audrey, we miss you. We don’t know what we did wrong to make you reject us.”

“We’re flying to New York to find you,” he continued. “If you want to reconnect, please call. If not…” his voice hardened slightly, “we’ll livestream our search so everyone can witness our family reunion.”

Astrid angrily turned off the video. “They’re threatening to expose you!”

I was fully awake now, a mocking smile playing on my lips. “They haven’t lost their acting skills.”

“It’s working, too,” Astrid said. “People online have compared yesterday’s footage with your old photos. They think you’re Audrey. Everyone’s calling you ungrateful for deceiving your parents and faking your death.”

“Victoria must have planned this with the Parkers,” I said. “That’s why she was with Rebecca yesterday before disappearing. She went straight to Richard and Elaine.”

“But they didn’t recognize you when they saw you?”

“They don’t care who I am,” I replied. “They just want me to admit I’m Audrey so they can claim moral high ground. Then they can

criticize me, insult me, and bully me like before.”

I picked up my phone. “Since they want a livestreamed reunion, I’ll give them exactly that. Time to settle some scores.”

I dialed Richard’s number. He answered quickly.

“Who is this?” he asked.

“Hello, Mr. Sinclair.”

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“You are…?” He sounded confused.

“Can’t recognize your own daughter’s voice?” I asked coolly.

There was a pause before Richard coughed, his tone shifting to anger. “You disappeared without a word, faked your death, abandoned your family for ten months –

“Three o’clock, St. Regis Hotel lobby,” I cut him off. “Bring your wife, your daughter, and all my birth documents. Livestream it if you

want.”

I hung up immediately.

“You’re really going to confront them?” Astrid asked, eyes wide.

“Let them have their show,” I said. “I want everyone to see what kind of people they really are.”

I scrolled through my contacts and tried another number, but only got an automated message: “We’re sorry, the number you’ve dialed is currently unavailable…”

“What’s wrong?” Astrid asked.

“Astrid, could your boss help me find two people?”

“My adoptive parents.”

She looked up sharply. “Those assholes? They made your life hell for years. What do you want

“I want them to watch this circus,” I said, grabbing my own phone. “Victoria wants to force a Sinclair family reunion? I’ll send her a gift too.”

I texted Adrian: “When do you land?”

His reply came instantly: “Already at the airport.”

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