Chapter 304
Audrey’s POV
I couldn’t move.
Blake’s fingers held my chin firmly, forcing me to meet his eyes. How did he figure it out so quickly? We spent months perfecting my new identity as Evelyn Knox.
My heart pounded. I had to stay calm. He couldn’t really know, he was just blabbing!
I bit my lip and looked up.
“Mr. Parker, I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Blake’s POV
“You don’t know?”
I kept my eyes on hers. The woman standing before me was definitely Audrey Sinclair.
“Audrey Sinclair, your acting is terrible. Your biggest mistake was rushing to adopt Snow as soon as you returned to the country!”
My grip tightened without me realizing it.
“Everyone knows Snow was Audrey’s life. Even when divorcing me, she insisted on including a clause in our agreement specifically stating she would take Snow.”
“That’s why I deliberately brought Snow to Long Island, deliberately had Rachel take Snow to Dr. Clarke – it was all to test you.”
I was lying. I hadn’t planned any of this. But I needed to see how she’d react.
“Are you finished?” She tried pulling my hand away.
“Adrian was right about you. Mr. Parker, since you directly caused your ex-wife’s death, you’ve been having hallucinations. Your mind is deteriorating.”
“What did you say?”
She laughed and stepped back. “I said your mental state is clearly problematic. Not only is your mind unstable, but you’re not very intelligent either.”
She stared coldly at me. “You used your ex-wife’s cat to test me
–
didn’t you consider what if I wasn’t a kind person?”
“What if after Dr. Clarke gave me the cat, I didn’t care and just abandoned her outside to become a stray? Long Island is huge. Do you think if I had just dumped that cat, you’d ever find her again?”
Her mouth curved into a mocking smile. “Blake Parker. Just to test whether I’m your ex-wife, you casually used this cat that was so important to her as a tool.”
“Did you ever truly care about your ex-wife? Do you genuinely feel remorse for what happened?”
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I frowned. She was deliberately turning this around on me.
“You seem very concerned about my feelings for my ex-wife.”
I leaned closer. “And you still claim you’re not Audrey Sinclair? In this world, besides Audrey herself, who else would care whether I loved her or felt guilty about her?”
“Evelyn Knox, Mrs. Adrian Knox! These are just facades you created to escape your identity as Audrey Sinclair!”
My voice rose. “Audrey, since you didn’t die, why did you pretend to be dead? Why only return now? Why still refuse to reveal your true identity?”
“Even Snow recognized you, and you’ve shown your hand. Why continue this charade!?”
Each time I spoke, her lips quivered. She kept her eyes down, avoiding my gaze.
“Audrey Sinclair!” Her evasiveness only convinced me more.
This wasn’t Evelyn Knox standing before me. This was Audrey.
No way could two women have the same face and voice. Not possible.
And Snow? The cat practically worshipped her.
Too many coincidences. I wasn’t buying it.
She had to be Audrey.
‘Let go!”
A high-pitched voice broke through my thoughts just as my grip tightened on her neck. Sharp pain shot through my knee.
I looked down. Emma had reappeared from the bedroom, scissors in hand. The metal glinted with my blood.
The little girl had seen her mother in distress and acted. She’d found the only weapon she could.
Blood soaked through my pants leg. Emma’s bravado faltered for a second when she saw the blood. She backed up a step, but kept the scissors pointed at me.
“Bad man!” she yelled, her voice shaking. “Get away from my mommy!”
“You’re hurting her!”
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