Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
Matteo was the one who had grabbed Victor’s wrist, and he was thrown to the ground by her with surprising ease.
Matteo was shocked that Victor managed to easily throw him to the ground. It was at that moment that he realized just how powerful she truly was.
Matteo gasped for breath and managed to say, “Don’t worry. Mr. Clement is Miss Foster’s husband!”
“What are you talking about? He’s nothing but a kidnapper!” Victor retorted firmly as she reached for her phone to dial the police, but Matteo snatched it away.
“Listen to me, Mr. Clement is indeed her husband. You can confirm it with her brother if you don’t believe me.”
“Is Clement the last name of the kidnapper?” Victor inquired sharply.
“He’s not a kidnapper!” Matteo struggled to explain, “Mr. Clement just needs to speak with her. He won’t harm her. You can trust him completely.”
Victor responded coldly, “I’ve got clear instructions that Clement guy is not allowed near Miss Foster.”
Erick had explicitly instructed Victor to drive the Clements away from Audrey. Not only did Cornell’s appearance match the description, but so did his last name.
Meanwhile, Cornell’s black car started moving. Without hesitation, Victor chased after it.
Matteo stood there, utterly stunned. He couldn’t believe how fast she was going. She was almost catching up with the car.
After running a short distance, Victor turned back, and this time, she addressed Matteo with more courtesy, “Hey there.”
Matteo tried to reassure Victor that there was no need to worry.
However, the next moment, Victor brandished a sharp knife, holding it pointed at Matteo’s neck. “Follow the car! I need to see Miss Foster!”
Matteo remained silent. Victor’s politeness didn’t last long.
Matteo’s background in the special forces had honed his combat skills, making him proficient in hand-to-hand combat. However, in this instance, he had mistaken Victor for Audrey’s assistant, so he made the mistake of letting his guard down.
His reflexes kicked in as he grasped the dagger with his fingers and simultaneously swerved his head to evade the attack.
Witnessing Matteo’s combat skills, Victor became vigilant and launched herself at him.
Victor’s every move was calculated to subdue her opponent. On the other hand, Matteo, considering his opponent was Audrey’s bodyguard, refrained from delivering fatal blows and held back to some extent.
After a few rounds, Matteo found it challenging to fight. He aimed to best his opponent without killing her. It was an ordeal for him.
“Stop! I’ll take you to her!” Matteo said while panting.
Matteo was aware of the reason Cornell had whisked Audrey away. Not wanting Victor to worry about Audrey and potentially report to Erick, Matteo opted for a compromise. He agreed to take Victor to Audrey.
In a luxury vehicle, the driver raised the partition to provide privacy.
Audrey reclined in her seat, her face contorted with anger. Thinking of Katie’s phone call and that annoyingly haughty tone, she found it increasingly difficult to contain her fury. How she wished she could put an end to the overbearing Cornell right then and there.
At this point, Audrey had no desire to engage in conversation with Cornell. Her indignation was so intense that she wanted to exit the vehicle as soon as possible.
Noticing her intentions, Cornell leaned forward and rested his arms on both sides of the seat.
“Is it really so hard to spend time with me?” he asked with bitterness in his voice. Why did Audrey appear so content when in the company of other men? And why did she seem so eager to leave the car when they were together?
Hearing his words, Audrey shot him an incredulous look and demanded, “Mr. Clement, what are you saying?”
“I just want to talk to you.”
“Are you out of your mind? Is trapping someone in a car your idea of talking with someone?” Audrey retorted, her voice filled with frustration.
“If I hadn’t done this, would you have been willing to listen to me?”
Cornell couldn’t forget how Audrey had quickly turned and fled the moment she laid eyes on him as if she had seen a ghost.
Audrey did had no intention to listen to Cornell. “I’m warning you, Cornell. let me go, or…”
“Why did you go to the amusement park with that man today? I thought we were going to go together,” Cornell cut her off, his voice low and stern.
Audrey could sense an undercurrent of grievance in Cornell’s tone. It irked her that he sounded as if she had cheated on him.
“When did I ever agree to go to the amusement park with you?” It was true that Audrey had agreed to go together if their schedules aligned.
But her reply back then was actually an excuse to turn him down.
However, earlier this morning, thanks to Janey’s meddling, Audrey had contemplated inviting Cornell.
Audrey recalled the unpleasant phone call in the morning, and her expression turned impassive.
“But why him?” Cornell erupted, his face darkening with jealousy. The images he had seen had ignited an envy toward Stefan. He resented Stefan for having the privilege of holding Janey and walking alongside Audrey.
Thankfully, Stefan did not make any advances.
Based on what he had seen, Cornell assumed that Stefan and Audrey were not officially together. But, even so, he couldn’t bear the sight of the two of them being so close. The thought of any man getting close to Audrey was unbearable to him. Only he could be the one next to her!
Cornell’s words further infuriated Audrey, driving her to the brink of madness. “It’s none of your business. I’ll decide where to go and who to go with! It has nothing to do with you. Mr. Clement, I don’t believe we share any connection, whether by law or in life. So, don’t waste your energy on me.”
Audrey had said enough to sever any lingering connection between her and Cornell, making Cornell somewhat immune to her words.
“In any case, I won’t allow you to be with him.” Cornell leaned gracefully against the back seat and issued a veiled threat, “Otherwise, I’ll do everything in my power to make him disappear from Ardlens.”
Furious, Audrey sank her teeth into Cornell’s arm until she tasted blood.
Cornell’s face remained unchanged, and he said nothing as though the arm she had bitten wasn’t his.
Finally, Audrey wiped her mouth and warned him, “I’m warning you, if you so much as lay a finger on Stefan, I won’t let you off the hook!”
Cornell snorted with disdain and sneered, “I’m not joking, Audrey.
You’d better do as I say, or you’ll see the consequences.”
Cornell had no intention of exerting pressure on Audrey, but what happened today had pushed him to his limits.
Whenever that scene crossed his mind, he was seething with frustration. It seemed that Audrey treated everyone kindly except for him. Her every encounter with him felt like a confrontation.
Cornell could no longer stand it, and the tension in his mind had reached a b reaking point. He was on the verge of losing his sanity.
He swore to himself to not let Audrey slip away this time!
“Don’t test me, Audrey. I’m not making empty threats,” Cornell continued, his voice growing colder and more resolute.
As she gazed at his stern expression, Audrey suddenly recalled their conversation that day. It seemed the Clifford family was an influential and powerful clan in the north.
With this thought in mind, Audrey pressed her lips together and retorted, “So what? I’m not scared of you. If you hurt Stefan, I’ll go to the north with him, and you’ll never see Janey or me again for the rest of your life!”
Cornell’s handsome face changed upon hearing Audrey’s ultimatum.
“I’m not joking either!” Audrey added with a mocking sneer.
Her words had struck a nerve with Cornell. He could no longer maintain his composure as long as he considered such a scenario.
His face contorted with anger. For a second, he felt the urge to crush Audrey with his bare hands. But, of course, he refrained from doing so.
“Don’t you dare!” Cornell shouted.
“Try me! Mr. Clement, never threatens me like that again. You’re a man of action, and I’m a woman of my word.”
After Crescent was doing well in Ardlens, it allowed Audrey to leave the country and work remotely whenever she pleased.
Audrey, with her patience wearing thin, warned, “You’d better release me now, or I’ll call the police!”
Every time Audrey was in the company of the domineering Cornell, she felt as though all her gentleness was drained away. Staying calm was impossible. Moreover, Cornell’s behavior had thoroughly eroded her ability to remain calm.
Thinking about how Cornell had caused her so much embarrassment during her phone call with Katie, Audrey’s anger intensified. “And please make it clear to your fianc?e that I’m not the one unwilling to set boundaries!”
In reality, Audrey had never intended to become entangled with Cornell. How could she stand Katie’s groundless accusations?
Cornell frowned and asked, “Fianc?e?”
Audrey was too embarrassed to bring up the phone call. If she hadn’t taken the initiative to call Cornell, Katie wouldn’t have had the opportunity to humiliate her like that. In hindsight, she shouldn’t have made that phone call in the first place.
Noticing Audrey silence, Cornell fixed her with an intense gaze and pressed, “Who the hell are you talking about?”
Audrey couldn’t believe her ears. Her reaction said it all as she rolled her eyes in disbelief. Just how many women had Cornell been engaged to? He couldn’t even remember which one it was!
With a sneer tugging at the corners of her mouth, Audrey sarcastically asked, “Mr. Clement, how many fianc?es do you have, huh?”
Cornell took a moment to think before finally recalling a name. “You mean, Katie?”
Audrey fixed him with a contemptuous stare, her beautiful eyes filled with ridicule.
Cornell grew increasingly irritated by her scrutiny and tried to explain, “That’s not true. It’s just some PR stunt. I’ve never been engaged to any other woman.”