Jax and Autumn continued to eat their meal in silence before he spoke again. He figured out that his reply from before might have sounded rude to her, so he decided to clear himself. He cleared his throat to gain her attention, and then he said, "even if I was curious to know who his wife is, I don't think you'd know her either, besides, if you do, I believe you'd have signed a nondisclosure agreement with him, not to disclose who his wife is or he'd fire you. And I wouldn't want you to be fired, so what's the point of asking you then?" He cleared himself. Autumn, who had felt offended by his reply initially, smiled at his last reply.? "I'm glad you think in such a manner, It's nice to see someone who understands my situation at the moment, and I wish everyone else would reason just like you have." He chuckled at her reply. "That's impossible, my dear, expect the whole firm to glare at you when you're at work today or try to speak to you or question you about who his wife mig
Perry stood there in shock as he watched the woman before him break down in tears.? He felt uncomfortable as he stood there doing nothing, while she lowered her head and kept on crying. Not sure of what to do, he moved over to her table and picked up the tissue paper on it. Then, he handed it over to her. "Here," he simply said as he cut out a piece of tissue paper and handed it over to her. She stretched out her hand and collected it from him while sniffing.? "Thanks," she muttered. Her eyes were red by now as she wiped her face and nose. Then, she threw the used piece in the refuse bin next to her. "What was that about?" Perry asked her when she stopped crying. She couldn't look up at his eyes, because she was embarrassed to have cried in front of him. Instead, she cleared her throat and replied to try to get the attention off her.? "I'm sorry for the outburst, I was just under a lot of stress that I had to pour everything out that way." Perry wasn't buying any of t
"What the heck, man?!" Khalid asked Perry as he banged the table, making him jerk backward. A look of shock was on his face as he stared at his friend, wondering why he had reacted in that manner. Meanwhile, Perry's face was filled with anger as he stared at the video on his phone. The words couldn't stop replaying in his head, especially when one of the girls said he had sex with her to get the job. That alone fueled his anger, the more he thought of it. The pen he held in his hand snapped, due to how tightly he held it, as his anger was vented on the poor inanimate object. He immediately dropped the pen and called the head of security. "I sent them already, sir! You can—" The man was saying when Perry cut in. "Get me their names and submit them to the manager's office, tell him I gave the order, he should fire them all. Fire them!" He exclaimed. "Yes sir!" The man replied and Perry hung up immediately. "Dude, calm down, man. What was that about?" Khalid said to him
Khalid couldn't believe that Perry made his wife his secretary. "Why?! Rumors will fly around when it eventually gets out that she's your wife!" Perry shrugged. "If she wasn't my wife, there would still be rumors." Then, he stood up and walked over to the refrigerator in his office. "Do you want a drink? Coca-Cola, maybe?" "Yeah." Perry took two cans of the drink and walked back to his seat. He opened the can and offered it to Khalid, which he collected. "Thank you," he muttered. Perry sipped from his bottle and then dropped the can on his table. "So, what's up with you?" "We aren't done with you, man. Why did you make her your secretary? Did she ask you to do it in return for the deal?" Khalid asked him curiously. "I mean, that lady I met doesn't look like someone who'd blackmail someone else. She looked innocent," he added. Perry chuckled. "Yeah, she didn't blackmail me, but she ain't innocent," he chuckled lightly as he said the last part of his sentence. His min
"What's going on here?" Perry asked Autumn, who was standing right next to him.? The whole conference room was disorganized, as all the board of directors seemed to be arguing about something. "I have no idea. I just came inside here too, just like you." Autumn replied to him, as she looked at him in a 'why are you asking me' manner. Perry cleared his throat and spoke at the top of his voice. "Decorum, please!" His voice resounded in the room and everywhere went silent for a few seconds as they all turned to look in his direction. But unfortunately, the silence did not last. As soon as they noticed Perry's arrival, they all rushed to surround him. This made him even more confused, as he wondered what could be happening. "What's going on?" He asked again. "Is it true you're married?" "We sure hope it's fake news!" "Tell us it's fake news, isn't it?" "How did you get married and director Moore didn't invite any of us to the ceremony?" "If he was truly married, the
Perry arrived at the restaurant where he usually had his lunch, together with Autumn. All through the drive to the restaurant, her mind was clouded, as she wondered and kept on thinking about what it was that Perry might want to discuss with her.? She warded it off at some point though, taking the thoughts off her mind. Their meals were served and they began to eat. Autumn, however, couldn't focus on her food, as her mind was on what Perry said he wanted to speak to her about.? She could barely enjoy the food because of how tense she was. Perry on the other hand looked calm and ate his food like he had no worries whatsoever. When she couldn't take it any longer, she voiced out her thoughts. "What is it you wanted to speak to me about?" Perry raised his head to look at her, then his eyes went down to her food. He noticed that she hadn't eaten much from it. "Eat your lunch first. I'm not running off." "The food isn't running away either, just tell me whatever it is and
The waiters rushed to meet Perry, judging by the fact that he was a well-known customer and one of their richest customers. Also, they respected him so much due to his popularity. "That's my secretary, I think she's having a panic attack," he said to them, a look of worry on his face. He didn't have much experience in that aspect, as he has never seen a friend or anyone close to him have a panic attack. The waiters joined him to hold Autumn, who was still struggling to breathe, he tried to calm her down, and the waiters that came to attend to them gave her a cup of water. "Let her have this, make sure she does, she'll be calm in no time," one of the female waiters said and handed a cup of water to Perry. He collected it and muttered a brief thank you to her, then he held Autumn by the arm and whispered to her gently. "Have this, you'll be fine." She gently opened her mouth and he helped her pour it into her mouth. He also urged her to take deep breaths so she could feel
Autumn couldn't believe her ears when she heard what Perry said. How could he tell her to tell her parents the truth? If her mother knows, she would never let her go on with the deal. "Do you even realize what you just said?" She asked disapprovingly. "What? You said she would figure out that you're lying to her, and then I told you to tell her the truth. So?" He asked her nonchalantly. Autumn was stunned, she folded her hand into a fist as she glared at him. If she could give him a blow in the head, she would have loved to. "What are you saying? You know quite well that we agreed not to let the public know about us! We promised not to tell anyone, have you forgotten so quickly?" His face drew into a frown as he stared at her as if she was speaking gibberish.? "The public? Aren't they just your family? Are they the public?" He questioned her and she shook her head. "So, what's the fuss about?" Autumn let out a sigh of worry. Perry didn't understand, and she had no idea
Becky's surgery was done successfully, and Autumn was caught between working, taking care of her mom in the hospital, and her younger sister This made her quite stressed that she almost fell sick. Soon, her mum was discharged and they returned home Meanwhile, Perry had been thinking of ways to apologize to Autumn and urge her to return home as his wife. After much thought about it, Khalid gave him advice about what to do. He made some findings on where Autumn now works, and he found out it was with one of his business partners Immediately, he reached out to Marco, Autumn's new boss, and also her family and asked for their help in getting her back. He told her boss that he should send her on a business trip to Vegas, and her boss agreed. Autumn was very surprised when her boss told her to do this. She had just taken a leave from work to Los Angeles to take care of herself, and he had granted her the leave All of a sudden, he called her to come with him on a business trip t
"Do you not know that she's pregnant already?" Max chuckled. "I know quite well, and that's why I'm telling you this because her baby is mine and not yours." Perry paused for a minute and stared at him like he didn't just hear what he said. He scoffed, wondering if he was aware of what he was talking about. "Can you even hear yourself?" Max smiled. "I know you'd never believe me just by my words, so I made sure to gather my evidence to show you." "What the heck?" Perry stared at him unbelievably, as he felt his heart beating heavily. "Even if what you're saying is true, why are you telling me now?" Max let out a sigh. "You might call it selfishness, but my heart hasn't healed from the hurt she put me through. I know your engagement with her is very close, and I don't want to see her happy after everything she did to me." "And what did she do to you exactly?" Perry asked as he sat up in his seat curiously "What could she have done that made you despise her so much to com
"Autumn is my ex-wife!" "Excuse me?" Gloria responded. She heard him well, but she wanted to believe she didn't. "Autumn is your ex-wife? You married your secretary?" She scoffed. "Am I good to go now that I've told you?" "What the… you're serious?" Her eyes opened wide in shock. "Was she also the one at the party the other night?" "Yes," he simply replied. Only then did the realization hit her. She knew she had heard that voice before, but she didn't know where it was She had wondered why his secretary was rude to her the very first time they set eyes on each other, but now she could tell why she had behaved like that to her. "You dated that thing?" She asked, her face filled with irritation. "Watch your words, Gloria. I'm not in the best mood at the moment, and you know that" he responded. "Do you even know how I feel about that at the moment?!" He raised his voice at him. "You claimed to divorce her and now you're coming to pay her bills?" "Please—" "Oh, spar
"Where are you headed?" Perry asked his parents as he looked from Lucy to his dad and back at Lucy "Gloria and I are here to have a surprise dinner with you," he added, and Gloria simply smiled at them. Lucy rolled her eyes at him. "That's none of your business. We have somewhere urgent to go," she said and walked past him, but Perry was quick to drag his mum back by the hand. "Perry!" She snapped at him and yanked his hand off her arm. "Can someone at least tell me what's happening?!" He asked at the top of his voice, while Gloria stood there staring at them. Mr. Moore checked the time on his wristwatch, and seeing that arguing with Perry would only make them late, he decided to tell him what happened "Autumn's mother needs to go through an operation and the fee is a little high for her." Perry's eyes went wide open in shock. "Her sister called us for help, and that's where we're going. Is that okay now?" He then turned to Gloria "My dear, we won't be available tonight
Autumn rubbed her hands together anxiously as she awaited the response of the doctor. He cleared his table and sat on his office chair, while she sat opposite him. "What's going on with her?" She asked him with a look of fear on her face. The doctor looked at her, then at the paper in his hand, then back at her. He then started to explain his diagnosis. "She happened to have arrhythmias, heart valve problems, and high blood pressure in her lung arteries, which led to a heart failure that made her collapse." "Oh my God," Autumn gasped, as she covered her mouth with her hands. Her eyes were teary by now as she stared at the doctor. "Isn't there anything that could be done about it?" She added after a couple of seconds. "Will she survive it? What do I have to do to make her feel better? Will she get better? She won't die now, will she? Please, be honest with me," she begged with teary eyes as her heart began to beat heavily. She had arguments with her mother a lot, but she w
Autumn arrived at Biarritz Tech Company and rushed over to the receptionist's table. The young lady looked at her with an emotionless face, expecting her to say something since she had no idea who she was or whom she was there to see. "Good afternoon," Autumn said and stood in front of the receptionist. "I was called a couple of minutes back to come over to this company right away." "Name?" "Autumn." "Autumn?" The receptionist raised her head to look at Autumn again, giving her a disapproving stare. "Do you not have a last name?" "It's Dax. Autumn Dax." Confirming that 'Autumn Dax' was on the list of new employees, she gave Autumn a brisk nod. "Go to the office on the last end of the next floor." "Thank you," Autumn replied with false pleasantness and skipped towards the elevator. On getting to the next floor's waiting hall, a young lady stepped out of the office directly opposite her and called out, "Autumn Dax." "Here!" She replied and launched to her feet. The
A couple of weeks later, Lisa and Olive took a day off from work to see Autumn. When they noticed that she hadn't been coming, they reached out to her. They were shocked to hear that she had resigned from work. Seeing that there was no other way to see her, they picked a date and decided to meet up at a nearby restaurant. Autumn arrived there first and ordered a drink while she awaited the arrival of her friends. The television was on, and it was set to a news channel. She was lost in thought about her search for a new job when someone mentioned Perry's name, which jerked her back to reality. "Isn't that the billionaire CEO of Trek Tech?" A lady squealed from her seat as she pointed at the tv. "Omg! It's him! He's getting engaged again!" Another one exclaimed and murmurs aroused in the room. Autumn managed to listen to the news amidst the murmurs, to know what exactly was happening. "...and had divorced his ex-wife, whom he didn't mention her name to cover her identity.
Perry looked at his mum, who was stunned at how he shouted at her. "I'm sorry for raising my voice at you, mum. But I just want you to understand that nobody else has a say in my marriage affairs." "Your father and I have come to see Autumn as our daughter, and we knew how happy you were and how positively you changed in a couple of things," Lucy replied with a serious but concerned look on her face. "So I don't understand why you should divorce her over—" "The whole thing was fake!" Perry blurted out, while his parents just stared at him like they had no idea what he was saying. "Everything was fake from the start, mum. We signed a deal with each other when dad wanted me to get married at all costs." "Perry Moore!" His father growled as he shot a deadly glare at Perry. "You both deceived us all along?!" "I've said all I can. I'm off to work," Perry said and walked towards the exit. "Perry!" His father called, but he didn't turn back. He walked out of the house and slamme
Becky walked to sit beside Autumn on her bed. She looked tattered and rough, and Becky's heart sank to see her daughter that way. That was the first time she had ever seen her so bedridden over a guy. "Do you want to talk about it now?" Becky asked her calmly. Autumn reached for the cupboard next to her bed and picked up some papers on it, then gave her. Becky collected them wondering what it was about. She went through it and was shocked to see that they were divorce papers. She was even more shocked to see that Autumn had signed her part. "You signed these?" Her eyes were wide open in shock as she stared at her daughter like she knew not what she was doing. "I've made up my mind, mum. He sent these papers because he has moved on. I'm ready to do that too," she got up from her bed. "I'm going to drop the papers at the mailbox, so they can be delivered back to him." "Are you sure about this? Do you think you're doing the right thing?" Becky asked with a face filled with