Chapter 79
Kita split second, then becke into a knowing smile and polled Robin into the car. He took a de stops before returning to grab famia by the arm. “Can’t you be a little more obverrunt?” he snapped
Jane was speechless.
Whould keep up with Rico, the
bo matchmaker7.
Too badhe’d led the wrong knoti
Autumn glanced at Dawson, confused.
He simply said, “Get in the car.”
Without anether woed, Asturen slid into the passenger seat of Dawson’s Bentley, and their dilver followed behind Robin’s car.
Suddenly, Diw called out, “Stop.
The car pulled over to the side of the rond.
Palusin met Dawson’s gaze in the rear mirror as he said, “Get out.
Without hesitation, Autumn stepped out and walked over his windo
Alked at him, still confond. She hadn’t quite figured out what he wwsup ta
the mall”
Then, in a low splice, Basson said, “The company will cover any loses you incur while working goby sme doth at the
With that, he handed her a blackcard.
11 kas jaki in piece of clothing. Autumn didn’t want to take Dawson’s monry, expecially after he had just stood up for her.
She was about to fine, but then their eyes met. Heyes were dark and deep, carrying an almost imperceptible command Jurema didn’t dare say no. She took the card, thanked him quitty, and headed toward the mall
After a few steps, she tumed back, “st. Faulkner, your sun.”
Dawson didn’t even glance her way. “It’s dirty,”
Autumn said nothing more. She quickened her pace, worried awon might wan
Then she remembered to mentioning they had a gathering that night, so naturally, Dawson wouldn’t be waiting for her.
Chitching the card in her hand, she noticed it wasn’t warm, britdeltagely hat to the touch
I make sure to return it Dawson the next time they met.
Aurum took her time. Shined son’s card to buy a white ande–length dress the evening air grew olar, she swiped her own card to pick up a black, mid–length trench coat, cinched at the waist. She swapped her als for a comfortable pair of whine fans to complete the look.
The expensive sultan Dawson was now folded neatly in a bag, ready to be sent to the dry cleaners later
Stepping out of the mall, Autumn checked her ride–sharing app. 31 shamedhar driver would
Then, she heard a soch hands behindber,
Turning around, she saw i
› Dawson’s Bentley.
Dawson was actually waiting for her?
He hadn’tlar yet? She’d beside the mall for a 20 from the moment she walked in until now.
She‘ danally kept him waiting that long!
Awave of panic washedover Auluon
the hurried over just as the diver rolled down the window, sipuling for her toget in.
Autumn glanced back Dawson’s rojasion was calm, without trace of impatience.
But compared to baa alust and dignified air at the charity dimint ratlim, he now looked completely relaxed and at east.
Cauching her gate, Dawson asland, “Weren’t you getting
Just as he finished speaking, Jonas ride share dives called
“I need to take this,” she said quilly, answering the call
handling to date, he grabbed bug and slidimo the passenger seat
*ate Faulkner, I’m sorry. I diola’t think you’d wall for me, and took a lite koper and called a side–share,” Autumn explained
Autumn kad ne response. For the past three e, Dänien had never waited fos ben, so she’d
o’d gotten used bang one walling Alter buying her clothes, booking are just become second
“My lauk for not thinking thoroughly.”
Dawson looked at lies and unki, “You really don’t think of it!”
It took Autumn a moment to that all led to hold accountable
think of that,” she admitted quietly,
Dassen imtracted the diet in arabiberat
Ben accountable for using him
As the scenery blurred past the window, datumn’s mind wandered.
wkly enough, she felt no tear on undirty
e knew Dawson would punish her sex
soon, and maybe with consequences she couldn’t even imagine bearing
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It was strange. She couldn’t explain it. It was like a pessimist suddenly swept up in blind optimism, completely against all reason Sitting diagonally behind her, Dawson glanced up and caught sight of her tense jawline.
