Chapter 67
Sever couldn’t hold fritney back
umu norioed beltney approaching. He expression tightened almost imperceptibly.
She wanted to step awa, but butney was faster.
She closed the distance quickly leaning in to whisper u
with a provocative smirk. “Did you know Emilia’s coming with Damien later er merell you a little secret. He spent tens of millions on
et butt.
“You’d better brace yoursell. Try not to fall apart when you see them. I have to admit, though, I admire your bravery. Showing up ale when you know you’re just asking to get Autumn said nothing
Tiking Autumn’s silence as a sign she’d struck a nerve, Britney finally felt a sange of satisfaction. Her eyes gleamed with mockery. “Autumn, I’m really not that cruel of a sister. But you started this, so don’t blame me for being harth
“Jast imagine how it’ll feel to watch Damien done on Emilia while you stand there. How does it feal to humiliate yourself like that?”
Homey didit mait for a sense. She glanced at her phone, then tilted her head toward Autumn with that familiar, innocent smile she always wore when pretending to play nice. Tumien said they’ve just arrived at the entrance. Looks like it’s finally my turn to enjoy the show.”
With that, the Tuned and walked out with her head held high
Actumn remained rare in place.
A few moments later, Jamie came over and adied, “Autumn, are you say?”
The recognized her instantly,
He hadn’t heard what was said, but the
The had to be feeling ful
Lon Autumn’s face made it clear that whatever happened, it had been meant to provoke.
Autumn heard jamie’s Voice and turned to look at him. She stood 5’7” tall, and in her three–inch heels, she reached“. Her gaze met Jamie’s temples, though her eyes held a vacant stare. She had wanted to tell me that Britory was nothing more than a spoiled rich girl, all motion and no reason, living completely our of touch with reality, and that her words meant nothing. But instead, Autumatured inord.
After all the taunts, the mockery, the constant provocations, did she really deel nuthing?
Was the truly samoed, be some ind of?
Her thoughts dridhed involuntarily to Damien i was impossible not to think of him
And in that matten of self–questioning Autumn realized something profound
Astums had accepted the painful truth that Damen didn’t love her. She could turn a blind eye to how he treated Emilia
at the exictional abup be directed at her was something she couldn’t ignore, li was undeniably real.
A troubled murtage should be a private mumes, comething indaleena to her buffering.
Though he dan’t love her, he still incised on m
the cuple to work though. Yet Damien bet his family attack her without restraint, standing by as a silent observer,
ying her. On their widding day, he handed her divorce papers and told her she could sign and leave whenever she wanted.
It looked liur he was grung her the power to walk away, but in truth, it was a command’s escapo,
Two afraid to stand up to Hank, he took out his frustration on her instead.
Damien’s resentment stemmed from his bed slur her timely rescue of Hank had been a calculated move.
he had explained bersell countless times and spent have years proving hot sincerity, you ho semired blind to it, all while enjoying her care without question
nim trally couldn’t forgive her attended hold up over, he never should have marted her. That would have spared them both and perhaps brought him some peace. For the pag Bore práci, had preainely loved Banden But she wasn’t shameless. Had he pelused to marry her, she would have accepted it. After all, she never had the power or
But Damien had agreed to marry her, and with that choice came responsibly. Yet he couldn’t face the reality of his own decision, so he used his regret into resentment. The poentura te Look out on her bed other prats of relentless eintional abuse, yet at the same time, he agreed tahave a child with len
Dưỡn the ten how tantradictory i
Whenever Autumn telt lopeless about thea
lage, Damien wouldofter just enough earth to pull her back un, drawing her deeper and deeper into the relationship
Eventually, de levante in pull that even his repeated turals i dine fell like nothing more than angry outbursts After all, Damien would give in every time she inled to malo prace. to when she thought about it carefully, did Danded ever really want a divorce?
