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Autumn's standpoint

When I got to Delaney, I quietly studied him, he looked too innocent for what Angela was accusing him of. I cleared my throat with a plastic smile. Laney turned her attention to me and gasped, her face turned red in embarrassment.

"So, is this our in-law?" I teased. The man chuckled while she stared at everywhere but my face. "So I am going to introduce myself since she can't talk, the name's—"

"Autumn, Autumn Newton," he interjected, taking my stretched-out hand.

"Wow," I swayed back, "I'm popular. Nice to meet you…?"

"Mero, my name is Mero Jacks."

"Angela told me so much about you, she had such wonderful stories to tell about you," I said sweetly. I noticed the contour that formed on his forehead and the crinkle under his eyes, right before he adjusted his face.

"Hope she told you nice stories," he smiled, unconsciously squeezing my hand tighter. I released my hand and sent both to the large pockets in my flare gown.

"Oh, she did. She said you told her you