Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
Henley raised an eyebrow, his tone becoming threatening. “”Audrey, are you sure you want to antagonize me?”
Audrey knew all too well that Henley’s endurance for years was a testament to his shrewdness. The video could only hold him off for some time. Her aim was to distract Henley and keep him from making rash decisions. She was determined to restrain him for as long as she could.
Audrey gave Henley her answer by asking Matteo, “Matteo, did you send it?”
Matteo nodded. “It’s been sent to every group chat of the Clement Group.”
Henley’s anger boiled over as he slammed his fist into the wall.
“You’re just making things worse for yourself!”
Audrey stayed composed. “Henley, drop your wicked plans, and I won’t go after you.”
Henley finally got it.
“Why?” As Henley stood up straight again, his face showed his bewilderment. “I love you as much as Cornell did. I can give you everything he could, and more. Why can’t you love me?”
Audrey’s smile was faint. “You are not him.”
In this world, no one could take Cornell’s place in Audrey’s heart.
After all, Cornell had loved Audrey without conditions and had already sacrificed his life for her.
After leaving the Clement Group headquarters, Matteo shared as they walked, “Our men went to get Beuford, but he mysteriously disappeared the day before yesterday. Mr. Clement had been keeping men around to protect Beuford. With everything that’s happening, it seems likely someone took the chance to kidnap Beuford. It looks like he might have met a bad end.”
Audrey thought quickly about the situation. “Keep searching,” she ordered.
As they neared their vehicle, Matteo stopped, his voice carrying a note of fear. “Do you really think Mr. Clement is still alive?”
Steadily, Audrey met his look. “He’ll return. Cornell had promised me he wouldn’t leave me.”
At that moment, Matteo saw in Audrey, once someone he thought of as delicate and needing protection, a strong resemblance to Cornell.
They both had a tough and steadfast spirit.
Matteo started to believe more in Audrey’s words. Sometimes, just having hope was what one needed to hold onto.
As Matteo got into the car and was about to start it, a knock came on the window. Turning, he was met with the unexpected sight of Luciana. He quickly got out of the car. “What brings you here?”
Luciana waved her hand lightly. “I want a word with Audrey.”
Audrey stepped out of the car with graceful politeness.
Luciana looked at Audrey and then down at the ground, pausing before she asked, “May I see Janey?”
Audrey shook her head and said, “I’m not ready to let you meet Janey yet.”
A look of disappointment passed over Luciana’s face. She paused for a moment and then asked, “Can I just watch her from afar?”
Initially, Audrey wanted to refuse, but she couldn’t bring herself to say so. Despite Luciana’s past behavior toward her, Luciana’s affection for Cornell had never waned.
After a moment’s contemplation, Audrey agreed.
Audrey went inside the studio to fetch Janey, as Luciana’s car stopped at the curb.
As Audrey reappeared, Janey’s tiny hand clasped in hers, Luciana was struck by how much Janey resembled Cornell.
Janey had gotten the best of both Audrey and Cornell and blossomed into a beautiful girl.
A smile briefly bloomed across Luciana’s face, only to dissolve into tears. Despite everything, she felt comforted knowing that Cornell’s legacy lived on in Janey.
Seeing Luciana upset, the driver asked, “Ma’am, should we follow?”
Luciana, wiping her tears, answered, “No.” Audrey was taking great care of Janey, and Luciana felt she shouldn’t interfere.
Luciana quickly instructed, “To the police station.”
Luciana felt compelled to personally check the updates of Katie’s case. The Glyn family held a lot of sway, and Katie had managed to find a legal loophole that kept her from being directly involved. It was likely Katie would be released soon.
However, Luciana was determined not to let Katie get away so easily.
Katie was detained for at least 48 hours.
As they drove, Luciana broke the silence. “Does Katie’s bodyguard have any other family members?”
The driver answered, “We’re currently checking on that, ma’am. It appears he has a mentor who is almost like a father to him.”
“Locate him,” Luciana commanded sharply.
“Yes, ma’am,” the driver promptly replied.
Luciana turned her gaze toward the window, her mind burdened with worry. She held onto a slender hope, believing in Audrey’s firm conviction that somehow, Cornell was still fighting for his Life.
Meanwhile, in the sterile confines of a biological laboratory, a striking man lay unconscious on a spotless hospital bed. His complexion was ghostly pale, his lips a dull gray.
A person in sterile clothes watched over him, concern marking his face as he turned to a female doctor. “Is there really nothing more we can do?” The voice carried an edge of desperation.
The female doctor shook her head. “We weren’t quick enough,” she lamented. “His body was already poisoned, and the cold has intensified the poison’s effects after a day and night in the ocean.”
“Intensified?” Luis looked puzzled. “I thought there was a month before the first critical phase?”
The doctor replied with a sigh, “There’s no more time. If he doesn’t regain consciousness soon, he might complete the first treatment phase in his sleep.”
Luis paled at the doctor’s words. Grasping the doctor’s arm tightly, his legs almost gave out beneath him. The doctor steadied him before he could fall.
“Please, stay strong,” the doctor cautioned.
Luis’ plea was desperate. “Please, do something. He’s just made amends with his desired one. They’ve only just begun to enjoy better days. He can’t die now.”
“Luis…” The doctor’s expression softened. Having known Luis for years, she was aware he seldom sought favors. Yet, for his friend, Luis pled like this.
“You know me. If I had no intention of saving him, I wouldn’t have let you bring him to my lab,” the doctor said. “As researchers, we’re drawn to such unique cases. I would’ve pursued this even without your urging. But for now…
The doctor paused, a serious tone taking over. “All we can do is wait for him to wake up before we can continue with the research.”
A glimmer of hope sparked in Luis’ eyes. There was still a chance.
However, the doctor quickly tempered his optimism. “Don’t be overly hopeful. I’ll do what I can. The rest is in fate’s hands.”
Luis, struck silent by worry, furrowed his brows.
With a heavy sigh, the doctor added, “When he arrived, he murmured something about ‘Audrey’ before slipping into a deep coma.”
After the doctor departed, Luis remained steadfast by Cornell’s hospital bed, refusing to leave the room. He grasped the need to keep Cornell’s presence here under wraps, a move aimed to ensure Cornell’s safety and the doctor’s as well.
As Luis watched Cornell’s strained expression during his unconscious state, he remembered what the doctor just said. He cleared his throat and softly said to Cornell, “You can’t just sleep like this. Audrey is still waiting for you to return…”
The next second, Luis gasped since Cornell’s eyelashes appeared to twitch.
Heartened, Luis leaned closer, whispering repeatedly, “Audrey is waiting for you; stay strong for Audrey…”
Luis continued until his voice grew hoarse, but Cornell lay unresponsive.
Disheartened, Luis stepped outside to take off his mask and gulped down several mouthfuls of water. He then glanced back at Cornell’s fragile, pale form.
With a sigh, Luis put on the sterile suit again and re-entered the lab, persisting in his soft calls to Cornell.
Meanwhile, back in Ardlens, Audrey had disrupted the schemes plotted by Alexis and his cronies.
At the police station, Luciana’s determination was palpable. She was bent on conducting a thorough investigation.
Despite the Glyn family’s attempts to wield their influence, Luciana stood her ground.
Katie assumed she would be released after 48 hours and acted against making a scene.
However, just as the deadline approached, Luciana produced a recording of a phone conversation. In the recording, while Katie had not directly voiced a command of killing someone, the implications were undeniable.
Now trapped in the police station, Katie hated Luciana to the core.
Katie protested that such stealthy recordings should not qualify as evidence, yet Luciana introduced further proof that implied Katie’s involvement in a murder conspiracy.
Furious, Katie saw that Luciana was determined to prolong her confinement.
Having no alternative, Katie begrudgingly requested to speak with Luciana.
Luciana consented. She was eager to confront Katie and questioned the latter whether she possessed any moral sense.
Before Katie’s scheming side surfaced in Luciana’s presence, Luciana deemed Katie as considerate and understanding and treated the latter like her own daughter.
However, to Luciana’s disappointment, Katie dared to plot with Alexis and have Cecilia murder her only son.