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
While their night out was ongoing, a lady in the group noticed Autumn's ring and admired it, making everyone notice it and admire it too. Some of them asked her when she got married, and she was forced to lie that she's been married for six months. Soon, drinks started flowing and their lips loosen, they started to share stories about themselves and gossipped about their colleagues, but Autumn made sure not to let anything slip out about Perry. Their happy hours ended much later than usual, and most, if not all of them were quite tipsy. A number of them offered to drive Autumn home but she refused, saying she'd call her husband. Olive, Jax, and Lisa offered to wait with her until her husband came, but she refused and they left not quite long after. When she was sure that every single one of them had left, she walked outside the bar and decided to call Perry. She almost already knew what his reply was going to be to her request, but she decided to try her luck. She dialed hi
As the guy was about to touch her clothes, they heard a loud yell, and they turned around to see Perry standing at the entrance of the alley with a bat in his hand. "Let her go right now if you don't wanna die," he said to them firmly as he walked further closer to them. When Autumn sent Perry her address, he became worried. He knew about the thugs in that area, and how people have always complained bitterly about them. The news has even carried several times that people shouldn't stay out late in that area. He knew Autumn had no idea about this, and the only way to make sure she doesn't get hurt by anyone was to get there fast. He had almost driven the car to the front of the bar when he saw some men roughly carrying her away, and he knew immediately that those were the thugs. He parked his car in front of the bar and followed them to the dark alley, unknown to them. "And who are you?" Their leader, who harassed Autumn, turned to Perry and said to him. "Someone big eno