NovelEnglishChapter 387
Audrey's POV
His words wrapped around my heart like a vise.
| took a deep breath, meeting his gaze. He looked just like he had five years ago when I'd pulled him from that
beach - desperate but determined.
If Evelyn was truly on that yacht - if she really saved Henry Hartford - she wouldn't have kept quiet about
something so traumatic. She would've told someone. Maybe Adrian and the Australian Parkers did know
something after all.
“Okay,” | said finally. “I'll help look for evidence.”
Blake opened his mouth, but Adrian stepped between us.
“Enough, Mr. Parker,” he said sharply. “My wife already agreed to help. Stop harassing her.”
Rachel appeared beside Blake's wheelchair. “He was just asking questions about something from five years ago.
How is that harassment?”
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“How is it not?” Adrian countered, placing his arm around my shoulders. “Don’t you find it strange your fiancé
showed up at our hotel? He was probably waiting to play hero when we arrived.”
“But with his disability, heroism’s inconvenient. So | stepped in.”
He turned to me. “Which was more impressive - my flying kick that took down that girl, or Parker's rescue
attempt?”
| had zero interest in Adrian's games, but we needed to maintain our cover. | forced a smile. “You were definitely
more impressive. That kick was so satisfying to watch.”
Blake's POV
| closed my eyes, trying to block the pain.
She might just be maintaining her cover with Knox. | understood that intellectually. But hearing her praise him
while dismissing my effort still cut deep.
“They make such a lovely couple,” Rachel said. “Even if someone wanted to cbetween them... it would be
impossible, right?”
‘Are you trying to warnoff?” | asked coldly. “Tellingnot to interfere in their relationship?”
“That's not what | meant,” she backpedaled. “I just think they look good together - ”
‘Rachel.” My voice dropped. “We both know exactly what our relationship is. In this arrangement, you don’t have
the right to criticize or manage me.”
| turned to face Knox and Audrey. “That's enough. Miss Hayes has made her point. As for the online plagiarism
allegations against Mrs. Knox, I'll have them cleared up.
‘No one will bother you in New York again,” | assured them. “Hartford keeps a low profile. I'm sure neither of you
want unnecessary attention.”
“You guarantee no one will bother us?” Adrian asked skeptically.
I nodded.
“What about you, Miss Hayes?” Adrian turned to Rachel. “Will anyone else try to harass us?*
Rachel hesitated. “I... don’t think anyone will hurt you.”
Chapter 387
“Rachel and her sister are remarkably similar, Audrey suddenly said, her voice cold. “Both expect Mr. Parker to
clean up their messes.”
The air around us seemed to freeze. Rachel stared at Audrey, caught off guard.
“No wonder Miss Hayes is willing to be my sister's replacement, Audrey continued. “She envies Laurel Rose, who
could cause trouble and still be protected by Mr. Parker.
I don’t envy my sister, Rachel finally said. “And I'm not asking Blake to solve my problems! | didn’t do anything
wrong.”
Her voice strengthened. “You plagiarized Audrey’s designs! Should | stay silent just because you're her twin?
Does being twins give you the right to steal her work?”
“Did you ever respect Audrey or her designs? | won't back down. If you're innocent, prove it.”
“If you think I'm defaming you, taketo court,” she challenged. “I won't go easy on you just because you're
Audrey's twin.”
Her voice cracked. ‘What connection do you have with Audrey besides blood? You never met her. You never
cared for her.”
“A sister who uses her identical face for attention, who steals her designs - you don’t deserve respect from
Audrey or from me.”
‘As Audrey's best friend, I'll fight for her until the end.” With that, she stormed off.
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