"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
"You're cheating, motherfucker!" Perry banged his hand on the table, which came as a shock to Autumn. "First, language, please. Then two, cheating?" She asked him with raised eyebrows, unsure of if he knew what he was saying or not. "Do you even know what it means to cheat?" She asked him and scoffed. "Weren't you the one who stated that neither of us is allowed to be seeing someone else as long as this deal is still valid?" He questioned her. It was pretty obvious that he was pissed, he was only trying to keep it cool and not get angrier at her. "So?" She shrugged. "Who am I seeing?" "Jax," Perry replied bluntly, and immediately, Autumn burst into laughter. This only annoyed him more, but he said nothing and waited for her to be done with her laughter before he tried to say any other thing. "Look," she started after she was done laughing, her face now carrying a serious look. "Nothing is going on between Jax and me, but if you choose to believe that there is, that's your