NovelGoldChapter 54
Audrey's POV
My heart skipped a beat. “Blake?”.
“Yeah, | thought I'd found you a place secluded enough, but he still managed to track you down!”
| sat up straighter, gripping the phone tighter. ‘What's he doing at my place?”
“Says you stood him up, cto settle scores - he’s completely lost it!” Astrid’s voice still carried her heavy
anger. He somehow convinced himself you were home, and when he didn’t have a key, he just kicked your door
in!”
“When | got there, he was standing in your apartment with his precious Laurel Rose. That scene is just too
disgusting so | kicked them both out!”
She continued, apparently trying to tidy up my apartment. “They've turned your whole place upside down. Were
they looking for something specific or just being destructive?”
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As Astrid’s words sank in, my mind went blank for a moment.
Snow!
The nburst into my mind with such force | nearly dropped the phone. “Astrid,” | cut through her tirade, panic
clawing up my throat. “The cat - check for Snow! I'm not hwhen this happened - she must be terrified!”
“Oh god, | could hear her moving, voice shifting as she searched. “That's what felt off! Under the couch? The
bed?”
“Anywhere!” The word cout sharp enough to make Ethan jump. “She hides when she’s scared, and with
strangers breaking in-
Who's Snow by the way?” Ethan's question floated past me, barely registering.
My chest felt too tight. “My cat,” | managed, though the words felt inadequate. How could | explain that Snow
was the only pure thing to cout of my marriage? The only warmth in those endless nights when Blake's side
of the bed stayed cold and empty? That in a life where I'd learned to expect nothing, she’d been my one
constant?
| could walk away from the Parker fortune. The mansions. The cars. All of it. But Snow...
“Audrey, | can’t find her. Astrid’s voice had gone soft in a way that made my blood run cold. “I've looked
everywhere under the sofa, under the bed, in all the closets...” She paused. “Usually when | visit, she comes
running as soon as | call. Today, nothing.”
The possibility that Snow might have escaped when Blake kicked in the door sent waves of nausea through me
that had nothing to do with my illness. She was an indoor cat, completely unprepared for the streets of New York.
The thought of her lost and frightened made my chest constrict painfully.
“I need to cthere,” | said, already trying to push myself up from the hospital bed. “Ethan, helpup...”
He frowned, moving closer to my bed. His concern was too obvious. “Are you sure? You look really pale...”
The line went quiet for a moment, then Astrid’s sharp intake of breath cut through the silence. “What's going on?
Audrey? Where are you - in a hospital?”
| bit my lip, still struggling to push myself up despite the way the room tilted around me.
Seeing my determination, Ethan gently took the phone from my trembling hands. “Hey Astrid, this is Ethan we
met at The Underground, remember?”
Of course | remember you, but what are you doing with...” Her voice trailed off, confusion evident.
“Listen,” Ethan took a deep breath, keeping his voice steady. “Audrey had a medical emergency last night. She’s
stable now, but still under observation. The doctors won't let her leave yet.”
“I'm here looking after her. She's in no condition to be discharged, let alone searching for Snow, but she’s
insisting on getting up...
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“Wait, what?” Astrid’s voice rose sharply. “Audrey, you're sick and you didn’t tell me?!”
“Now | get why you missed the divorce proceedings - you're stuck in observation! Does Blake know about this?”
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