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
Perry lifted his hand toward her mouth and ran his thumb across her lower lip. She stared at his eyes as they fixated on her mouth. Unconsciously she ran her tongue across her lips. Inhaling in a quick shuddering breath, his eyes whipped up towards her own. Agonizingly long seconds ticked by as she drowned in his stare. A spark of fire in his eyes was the only warning before his hand reached into her hair to firmly grasp her scalp and dragged her mouth to meet his own. As his right hand held her head firmly in place, his left hand lifted to her left cheek in a caress. Softly kissing her closed mouth, Perry ran his tongue across the seam of her lips asking permission for entry. Running her hands against his chest she felt the racing of his heart. Opening to his questing tongue she released a sigh of defeated submission. Shivers racked her body as her pussy gushed expectantly, readying herself for his command of her body. Leaning back into the couch, he pulled her toward hi
"Am I interrupting something?" Jax asked innocently as he looked from Autumn's face to a glaring Perry and back to Autumn's. "I can excuse you if—" "It's totally fine, Jax," Autumn replied to him, making Perry's head snap in her direction immediately. It was one thing that he was angry at the disturbance already, and now, she told him that it was fine. He let out a loud scoff, making both heads look in his direction. Seeing that he had gained the attention of both of them, he turned to face Jax. "How may I help you?" "Oh," Jax shook his head gently and replied to him. "I'm here to see Autumn." "Why would you be asking to see my secretary at this time of the day when both of you ought to be at your desks working?" He asked Jax with raised eyebrows and folded his arms. "She forgot her handkerchief with me yesterday and I came here to return it," Jax simply replied, his voice and face still calm as ever. If it were another worker, he or she would have been fidgeting due to
"Miss Lucille," Perry replied to the lady calmly, trying his best to not make a fuss about the way he was being touched without his consent. One thing he hated after lies was unnecessary body touches, but he couldn't shun Lucille because she would most likely report him to her father . By doing this, her father would inform his father and something else could come out of it. Besides, she was the one her father had in mind to matchmaking him with when he and Gloria didn't work out. He took both of her hands and pulled them away from her face. "Let's have our seats and start the meeting," Perry said, trying his best to make it official, despite how Lucille was making it seem like an unofficial meeting. They all had their seats and soon, the meeting began. Lucille however, kept on eyeing Perry. While the meeting was on, she'd randomly told him that she had missed him for a long time and that he never made time to see her. She even fussed over his bruised face and kept on askin
"Stop the fucking car!" Perry snapped at the driver, and he brought the car to a halt immediately after he made sure to park on the safe side of the road. "What's going on?" Autumn asked with a confused look on her face as she wondered why he gave that order to the driver. As soon as the driver parked the car, Perry turned to face Autumn, a dead serious look on his face. "Are you even aware of the person you're married to?" He asked her with raised eyebrows, then scoffed. "Have you forgotten so quickly the position my family holds in the whole of Las Vegas?" "So?" She questioned him, not seeing the reason for bringing up his family. "What about it?" "Just in case you didn't know beforehand, which I'm sure you do, the Moore family is one of the most powerful families in the nation, and if I don't attend the ball, the repercussions will be worse than going alone." Judging by how serious he looked, Autumn decided not to press the issue forward. However, deep down in her mind
That evening, Autumn decided to make dinner for them, as she thought of every possible way to make Perry go for the retreat once. Ever since she heard that he had never for once attended it, she felt obligated to force him to go, just that she had no way to. She was still mixing a couple of ingredients for their dinner when Perry walked into the kitchen in a loose top and shorts. "What's for dinner?" He asked as he walked in, calling Autumn's attention to him. Her back was in his direction while she faced the slab, on which she was slicing some cabbages and onions on a tray. When she heard his voice, she turned to look at him for a second, but instead, had a double take. She stared at his wet mane of mid-length dark brown hair. It was a beautiful sight to see. "I thought you complained about the shower?" Seeing that he just had a shower, she asked as she turned back to face what she was cutting. "Shit like that doesn't take long for me to fix. It's been fixed," he replied
The day before the retreat, Perry faked being sick. To make it seem so real to convince Autumn that he was indeed sick, he called Khalid to come over to help him out. That morning, Autumn opened the front door and was shocked to see Khalid standing there with shopping nylon. If Perry was aware, he would have informed her beforehand that Khalid was coming over, but here he was on an impromptu visit. "Uhm… hi! How're you doing? Come in, please," she ushered him in immediately, then closed the door behind him. "Perry is still asleep. Will you wait or you'll go meet him upstairs?" "He called me not quite long ago because he thought he might have a fever. That's why I came rushing here with the drugs I went to buy for him just now," he raised the shopping nylon in his hand for her to see. "He's sick?" A look of worry appeared on her face immediately. They were in the same house and she had no idea. "I'll go check him up," she said and without waiting for Khalid's reply, she ru
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