For the rest of the day in the office, everything on Autumn's mind was how she was going to drop the bombshell on her mum. She knew she wouldn't take it lightly with her, but at this point, she had no choice but to do it. When she couldn't take it any longer, she came up with a plan, she went ahead to take a break from Perry. She asked to take the day off to speak to her mum, and he freed her for the day. She left for home not quite long after. On getting home, she met only her sister, who was surprised as to why she came home early. Her mum, however, wasn't back from work. She changed to her casual wear and headed to the kitchen to make dinner. While she was doing so, her mum returned from work. Elise told their mum that Autumn was in the kitchen. When their mum had finished freshening up, she offered to join Autumn in the kitchen, but she refused, saying she wanted tonight's meal to be her treat. This came as a surprise to both Elise and her mum, but she didn't elonga
The stares that Becky and Elise gave Autumn made her feel uncomfortable. She cleared her throat and adjusted herself on her seat. Her eyes looked everywhere in the sitting room except her mum's face. She couldn't bear to look at her face at that moment as she wasn't sure what her reply would be. "Seems I didn't hear you right, sis. You're moving out?" Elise asked her again, trying to make sure she heard Autumn correctly. Autumn nodded her head slowly. "I knew it!" Elise exclaimed. "I just knew something was about to happen!" Elise stood up in front of her mum, arms akimbo, and said to her. "Didn't I tell you? I told you that Autumn couldn't just decide to be nice to us unless she had something up her sleeves! I told you, didn't I?" Becky rolled her eyes and replied to Elise with a serious expression on her face. "Leave my front, Elise. You're obstructing my view." Elise scoffed and walked back to her seat, while Becky continued watching the TV.? Seeing that her mum di
"Come again?" Becky said to Autumn and she moved back a bit before repeating what she said earlier. "I'm going to live with him for a while." Becky was taken aback. Not knowing what to say next, she walked out on Autumn and went to her room, slamming the door shut behind her. Autumn remained fixed to a spot as she stared at her mum's room door from where she stood. "I can't leave the situation like this,"?she muttered to herself. She rubbed her hands together as anxiety filled her up. Seeing that her mum had left and she could tease her sister now, Elise walked up to her sister.? "Hey, sis," she said and tapped her shoulder. Autumn turned to look at her. She changed her mind when she saw the expression on Autumn's face. She could see how scared she was and worried about how everything would turn out. "Yeah?" Autumn replied to her. "If you're about to make jokes, now is not the right time." "Let's assume you were scared of mum and what she would say, but what about me? W
The next day arrived and Elise seemed even more excited about Perry's visit than Autumn. She cleaned the house and made sure everything was in place. When Becky asked her what made her act so neat, she replied that they were expecting a very important visitor, so she had to be neat. Becky simply scoffed, since she wasn't very happy about Autumn's union with Perry. "I can't wait to tell my friends in school that you're married to the famous Perry. It all just seems like a dream!" Elise said to Autumn as they sat together in the sitting room watching TV. Autumn's head shot in her direction immediately. "You can't tell anyone about it, Elise. We both signed an NDA." A frown crept on Elise's face slowly and she groaned. "That's not fair!" She whined. "Why can't I brag that I'm an in-law to someone influential, uh? I don't understand why it has to be kept a secret." "You'll understand soon," she simply replied. Almost an hour later, a knock was heard on the front door. Elise
"I love Autumn," Perry said, maintaining eye contact with Autumn, who looked extremely shocked at his response. She knew he was only trying to convince her mum, but she never expected him to say that. He then turned back to face Becky, "I genuinely love her," he added. Everywhere went silent again. Becky looked from Perry to Autumn, who was still staring at Perry in awe, and back to Perry. Elise on the other hand covered her mouth with her hands. She couldn't believe that the famous handsome billionaire had just told her sister that he loves her. "I don't trust famous men like you. You tend to lie a lot to have your way. I don't know what it is you want from her, but I still think you aren't being sincere with her." Becky responded. "And it would break me a lot of my daughter returned here crying or heartbroken over you." "Mum, he's—" "She's talking to me, Autumn," he shot in her direction and said to her. "I can handle this by myself," he added, and Autumn simply nodde
As Perry placed both of his hands on her thighs, Autumn couldn't help the tingles she felt within her. Despite liking how it made her feel, for some reason unknown to her, she knew whatever he wanted to do wasn't right and shouldn't be done where they were. "What the hell are you trying to do?" Perry simply shrugged. He had no idea what he was doing, but his subconscious mind just made him want to touch her. It seemed like for the first time since he's been working with her, he only just discovered her pretty eyes. Something in him wanted to go on as if to uncover more things, and he was glad she wasn't stopping him from doing it. However, their moment didn't last long as Elise barged in since the doors were open wide. She halted by the door as she saw the scene before her, and she was amused by it. She wanted to take a picture of them so that she'll blackmail her sister with it in the future when she needs her help, unfortunately for her, Autumn was quick to see he
"Yes, there's something I'd like to tell you," Perry suddenly began to approach her. Her heart began to beat heavily. She knew that at moments like this, the main character walks up to the girl and confesses his feelings for her and they seal it with a kiss. As soon as Perry got to her front, closing the distance between them, her eyes opened wide as if she had seen a ghost. His face turned serious at that moment, as he stared into her eyes for a couple of seconds. His eyes went down to her lips and he unconsciously bit his. Autumn noticed all this, and her heart raced even more. She knew what was about to happen and she was ready for it. As she was about to close her eyes, he leaned in even further and placed his mouth on the crook of her neck. The heat from his breath tingled her skin, as she blinked her eyes a couple of times. "The water is fully boiled. Is this how you'll waste my resources when you start living with me?" He muttered, then smiled before leaning back
"And make sure you call me if anything happens, okay?" Becky said to Autumn for the last time that evening. Autumn nodded her head and suddenly, Becky pulled her into a hug. "I won't miss you. I won't miss you at all. But this is for the best, I guess," she muttered as she sniffed and used her free hand to wipe her teary eyes. "Mum, are you crying?" Autumn asked, a look of surprise on her face. "You never act like you care and all that stuff, and now you're crying because I'm going to live somewhere else?" "I'm not crying, and I won't miss you at all," she defended herself quickly. "I'm only seeing you off." "Then, why are you hugging her that tightly if you're never gonna see her again?" Elise, who was standing in the sitting room, staring at her mum and sister's drama, replied with a disgusted look on her face. "You look like you're going to follow her to her new house if you have the opportunity. " "Hey!" Becky snapped at Elise, then released Autumn from the hug. "I was