Autumn made sure to wake up very early the next morning, even earlier than she normally wakes. She had planned the night that she'd leave for work before Perry woke up. She didn't want to have any reason to follow him to work so that gossip and rumors wouldn't fly around about them. As she stood up to prepare for work, her mind went to the event from yesternight. When Perry threw the remote control on the television, the remote fell to the ground and shattered, making the batteries in it scatter around the sitting room. As he passed by her and walked upstairs, she noticed how red his eyes were, coupled with the anger on his face. She knew better than to ask him further about what was wrong. When he was out of sight, she picked up the remote's batteries and fixed them back into the remote control. Then she placed it on a stool and switched off the television before going to bed. "I wonder what happened to him and why he acted like that," she muttered as she yawned and stre
"Go in through the VIP parking area," Perry said to the driver and he nodded his head in reply. "Okay, boss," he replied and drove into the firm through the VIP section. The firm had two parking lots, one which was for the workers and any random persons, and the other for VIPs like Perry, who was the boss himself, his father, Mr. Moore, other dignitaries, and people who came to make contracts with him, including his other business partners. Autumn, however, was shocked to see this. She had no idea the firm had another parking lot. Now she understood why some of the workers knew nothing about Perry. He arrives at work in a tinted car, parks his car in the VIP section, and heads over to his office through the VIP elevator, which is guarded by his men. No random person is allowed to use these services. He doesn't even eat in the cafe. How then would anyone know anything about him? "No wonder he was bent on me following him to work, he knew no one would see us anyway," sh
Autumn covered her mouth with her hand, as the realization of what had just happened hit her. "I'm so sorry, I had no idea you were behind me," she apologized to the lady sincerely. "Oh my God!" The lady yelled as she looked at her soiled top. It wasn't all that stained, but she wanted to create a scene out of it. "You wench!" She yelled at her, the whole cafe now looking at both of them. "I am so sorry, I promise I didn't know you stood so close," Autumn continued to apologize to her with a sincere look on her face. "I could get your shirt cleaned up in the bathroom immediately. There are spare clothes in the women's closet, in case of stuff like this." The lady scoffed at her, then stared at her scornfully. With her attitude, Autumn knew she was in for it that afternoon. "What gave you the audacity to speak to me?" She asked her. "Next, you're telling me to change my clothes to the clothes in the closet," she chuckled lightly. "Me?" She pointed to herself, then turned a
Autumn touched her cheek as she remained on the spot staring at the lady who had just slapped her. It came as a shock to her because she had not expected it. Still trying to process everything that was happening, the lady had begun to rant once again. "You have no idea how rude you are!" She yelled at her. "Do you even know who I am?" Autumn scoffed as she dropped her hand from her face. "If you were someone important, you wouldn't be this bothered about other people. Instead, other people would be bothered about you. But look at you," she pointed at her, giving her a scornful look. "I won't go down this lane with you though, you don't deserve my time." This only angered the lady even more. She didn't have any comebacks, and it pissed her off. As she fumed with anger, she couldn't control herself anymore, so she raised her hand to lash Autumn another slap. Fortunately for Autumn, Jax was nearby, and he had already seen it coming.? As she raised her hand the second tim
Autumn could see the rage in Perry's eyes as he glared at her, expecting a reply from her. Her heart began to race now. She had seen him angry before, but not as much as this. Seeing that there was no option left, she spoke up, since she knew he'd eventually find out his way if she didn't talk. "I don't know her name," she replied honestly. She had only met her once, and this happened to be her second time seeing her in the firm. "Then describe her," Perry ordered. Right now, he was acting as her boss, and it was only appropriate for her to do whatever he ordered her to. "I don't know—" "Scratch that," he cut in and brought out his phone from his pocket, then began to dial a number. Fear crossed Autumn's face. She had no idea what he was going to do, but she could tell that it wasn't something good, so she asked him. "What are you gonna do? Who are you calling?" "The executive director," he replied to her and her eyes opened wide in shock, fear gripped her even more.
The hall was filled with murmurs immediately, as the lady began to beg Perry, not minding that she was in the presence of everyone. "I want your desk cleared by the end of the day," Perry replied to her, ignoring her pleas. "Also, get ready to become a liability, because I'm going to make sure you never get a job in any other company. You know what that means?" He asked her and she nodded amidst her pleas. "Good, you're blacklisted." He then turned to the audience. "I believe you all witnessed this?" "Yes, boss!" They chorused. "Good. That's the tip of the iceberg. The next time anyone dares assault or harasses anyone in the vicinity of this company, he or she would be dealt with accordingly. This doesn't apply to my secretary alone, but all workers, including the security men, cleaners, and of course, the juniors. Is that understood?" "Yes, boss!" "The meeting is hereby dismissed!" He said as he walked to the exit. The lady, however, didn't give up. She ran after h
After a while and Olive was done fantasizing about Jax, Lisa and Autumn began to tease her. They did that for a couple of minutes and when Olive couldn't take it anymore, she told them to stop. "I don't understand why you did that, though," Olive suddenly said to Autumn out of the blue, a serious expression on her face, making Lisa and Autumn look at each other and back at her. Wondering what Autumn did, Lisa was the first to reply to her. "What did she do?" She asked her curiously. "Yeah, what did I do?" Autumn also asked. "I think the only reason he invited us was that he felt you wouldn't go with him if he didn't invite us. He only felt obligated to invite us because you're here with us. If we weren't here with you, would he have invited us? No." She explained, looking a bit sad. Autumn chuckled lightly, before replying to her. "You're wrong, Olive. I don't think that's true. It's just your imagination and thoughts lying to you. If he didn't want you guys there, he wou
"What are you doing?" He asked her and she jumped. She had no idea he had entered the office. "Oh my God!" She exclaimed, placing her hand on her chest due to the shock. "How long have you been here?" She asked him. "Long enough to see you pacing around like someone whose landlord is gonna chase her out soon and she has no money to pay him," he replied as he walked into the office and closed the door. He walked to her seat and sat on the chair opposite hers. Still standing in the same spot she was before, she replied to him. "That was quite specific." He shrugged. "What were you doing?" "Nothing!" She replied curtly. "I was doing nothing." Then, she changed the topic immediately. "So, what about your friend, has he left? You accompanied him to the parking lot, didn't you? Why didn't you—" "Autumn," he cut in, knowing fully well that she was hiding something. "Yeah?" She replied, her hands sweaty due to the nervousness. "Stop with the unnecessary questions and tell m