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i cald you the wine pasts weren't my doing, she added faily.

At by mine met hers, my breath caught. Something had changed in her. Before, Andrey eyes always held a light

when the lanted at ela. read more editation and happiness I'd taken for granted. Now that fight was gone. She

looked atlike | was a stranger.

| felt control slipping away, and 1 hated it.

Tm not here to accuse you, | said, pushing down the unsettling feeling. “I wanted to discuss hose we might

resolve this situation online..

Then how do you want to resolve it?‘ she asked, fare unreadable.

This isnt the place to talk. | kept my voice steady. Let's go upstairs.”

| tried to walk past her, but Audrey stepped forward quickly, blocking my path.

Mr. Parker, she said firmly. “We can talk right here. It's not appropriate for you to enter a single woman's home.”

| stopped cold. “You're single?”

“I will be soon,” she replied, eyes challenging.

Fury rose in me. My family name, our reputation, billions in market value single? Like our marriage meant

nothing? Like the scandal crushing my company wasn’t worth her concern?

all at risk because of this online disaster - and she casually called herself

Before | could speak, she continued.

“Blake Parker, you chere to discuss our divorce, didn’t you?” Her eyes locked onto mine. “Your solution is for

us to divorce immediately, then forge a backdated agreement. If it's dated before Laurel returned from Europe,

she wouldn't be labeled a homewrecker online, right?”

| stared at her, frowning. She knewbetter than | thought. I'd barely started explaining, and she'd already

mapped out my entire plan.

Audrey's POV

| watched Blake's face shift from anger to surprise. Despite everything, I still found myself reading his

expressions - the tightening around his eyes, the shift in his jaw, the way his thumb pressed against his finger

when caught off guard.

I knew I'd guessed correctly, so | said, “Drop the act. You already had this planned out. Why pretend you're here

to consult me?”

‘Givethe divorce agreement you've prepared,” | added, extending my hand.

Blake froze, his face paling. “The divorce agreement... Michael will deliver it later.”

| raised my eyebrow. He waited outside my apartment this late, but didn’t bring the agreement?

“You didn’t cto givethe divorce agreement? Then what are you here to discuss?”

Blake took a breath. “Audrey.”

My nsounded different when he said it -/softer somehow. | pushed the thought away.

“The divorce is just a temporary solution,” he said, voice tired, ‘because what's happening online can't be fixed

quickly.” His eyes met mine. “Once over and things calm down... We can still remarry...”

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ver he will treated my desire for divorce like a tantrum that would pass

It was almost fury.

ved this man for years, giving him everything, yet he never understood me. Maybe he never bulhered in my

We can discuss remarriage after we're actually divorced,’ |

Blake watchedsilently,

said, gathering my strength.

111 cooperate with the divorce agreement. You can go now, Mr. Parker. | walked past him without looking back

and entered the building

Blake's POV

| watched Audrey walk away, feeling strangely empty. She’d dismissed our marriage like it was nothing but

paperwork.

My phone rang. | answered.

Any events tonight?” | asked Alex Rhodes.

“What's this?” Alex laughed. “Is the great CEO Parker drowning his sorrows over today’s inte?”

| stayed quiet.

I've been telling you Audrey Sinclair is bad news! But you insisted she was innocent!” His voice was smug. “Now

do you finally see her schemes?”

For years, my inner circle had talked about Audrey this way. I'd always let it slide, never feeling the need to

respond.

But tonight, hearing Alex trash-talk her madefeel annoyed.

“The online situation... might genuinely have nothing to do with her,” | said, surprising myself with the defense.

“Blake, be honest, is your grandfather there with you?” Alex whispered.

“What are you talking about?” | tightened my grip on the phone.

“You should use this chance to divorce Audrey quickly,” he continued. “Look how she’s wrapped your

grandfather around her finger! She has no real talents, just knows how to manipulate old men to stand up for

her. It’s despicable!”

My knuckles went white. | used to think Alex was honest. Now he just seemed thoughtless.

‘I'll call you later,” | said and hung up.

| looked up at Audrey’s window. The lights were on, her shadow visible playing with her cat through the curtains.

My mood darkened.

I’d just brought up divorce, and she showed no distress. Instead, she went hto play with her cat, like she

didn’t care aboutor our marriage.

Watching her shadow, | felt confused.

How ridiculous. | was actually anxious about divorcing Audrey Sinclair.

| sat in my car, unable to leave. This woman had probably caused the scandal costing my company billions.

She'd kept our marriage secret for years, making

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My phone rang at dawn. Laurel's nlit up the screen.

Hello! I answered, concerned she should be resting

Blake darling,” she sobbed. ‘I had a nightmare. It's about Rachel's accident. | saw she was covered in blond and

tellingto divin

Laurel, are you alright? | sat up straight.

“Rachel risked everything for me, and beca vegetative patient because of it. It's only been four years... and

now | have terminal cancer with little ta left...” Her voice broke. ‘I feel so guilty about her sacrifice...”

Five years ago, when | took over Parker Group, my boldness gained the company opportunities but made me

enemies.

During an assassination attempt where | was poisoned, | escaped into the ocean but collapsed on a beach.

Rachel Hayes and her sister rescued me. Through investigation, | learned her sister was Laurel Rose.

I was blind from poison; Laurel had lost her voice from shoot

She cared forfor over two months, saving my life.

Without Laurel Rose, there would be no Blake Parker today.

Her kindness was a debt | could never repay.

Thinking of this, | sighed. “Laurel, wait for me, I'll be right there.”

“Alright, Blake darling, I'll wait for you.”

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oh brother...Blake darling and I'll be right there, gets annoying fast.

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