NovelEnglishChapter 322
Audrey's POV
My words hung in the air, met with total silence. Only the wind rustling through leaves broke the stillness of the
night.
In the darkness, | couldn’t make out Blake's face clearly, but his breathing grew noticeably deeper.
He’s angry. But this is exactly the effect | wanted.
| shifted on the tree stump, maintaining my distance. The night had forced us into unwanted closeness - his
arms aroundas we fled, our bodies pressed together in that hollow tree. All of it had been purely out of
necessity.
Earlier it was just the kidnapper and those drugs makingweak. That's why | needed his help.
Now that the danger’s over and I've got my strength back, there's no reason to be near him, let alone create
sintimate moment.
He helped me, and I'll repay him. That's all that can exist between us now.
“Business concessions?” Blake finally broke the silence, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
“You think Knox Corporation has enough to repay what | did for you tonight?” he pushed, his tone hardening.
After another beat of silence, | turned toward him with a practiced smile.
“That depends on what you want,” | said evenly. “When you were helping me, you must've had a price in mind.
Nit. As long as it’s reasonable, both our companies will agree.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBlake's POV
Her words hitlike a slap. | stared at her, my gaze sharp in the dim light, trying to read the woman sitting
beside me.
This woman has Audrey’s face but speaks nothing like her!
The businesslike tone, the cold negotiation - none of it matched the woman I knew. Even at her most distant,
Audrey had never
treated our interactions like a transaction.
The Audrey | knew would never talk like this!
I narrowed my eyes. Her features were identical to Audrey's, but the person behind them felt like a stranger.
She must have felt my scrutiny. Taking a deep breath, she stood up.
“Let's head toward the exit,” she said, brushing off her dress. “The kidnapper might be gone by now.”
| stayed seated, watching her silhouette against the night sky.
This woman givesthe strangest feeling.
One second she seems exactly like Audrey, the next she’s a complete stranger who happens to have her face.
It wasn’t just what she said that confusedit was her instinctive reactions, how she'd relaxed againstin
that hollow tree, yet
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now maintained this cold distance.
| can’t figure her out. Never been this confused by someone before.
After a moment, | stood and followed her.
“Mrs. Knox, how long have you known Mr. Knox?” | asked, keeping my tone casual.
“Six years, she answered after a slight pause. “We met at school.”
She turned slightly, her voice softening artificially. “Adrian ran the mountaineering club. | was a member.”
‘He organized a climb where | broke my leg,” she said, her voice growing gentler. “He felt responsible, so he
visitedin the hospital, took care of me. Over three months, we fell for each other.”
“Enough,” | cut her off. “Just asking casually. No need for all the details.”
Hearing Audrey's voice describe falling for another man is unbearable.
| quickened my pace, pushing ahead on the narrow path.
“Suddenly interested in my relationship with Adrian?” she called after me, her tone mocking.
1 didn’t look back. “I'm not.”
Rachel's POV
Ten black SUVs cut through the night, headlights illuminating the winding road. I followed in the white car at the
end, knuckles white on the steering wheel.
“It’s just ahead!” Michael's voice cthrough the radio. “Sir’s last cufflink is at the forest entrance two
kilometers ahead.”
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