"Autumn?" Perry called and moved closer to her on the couch, but she got up from it and went to another one. Hurt and shock were written all over his face as he stared at Autumn.　　"What are you implying? What about the relationship we're building? Does everything mean nothing to you? Did you see it as a fake relationship too?"　　Autumn chuckled, then scoffed. "You're asking me that? Isn't it obvious that it means so much to me? Would I be affected if it doesn't mean anything to me?"　　"Then, why the fuck are you running away?!" He yelled at her as he flung the couch pillow beside him away.　　"Would it matter if I stay?!" She yelled back at him. The tears she had been holding came rushing down her face once again. "What's the point of staying? Gloria wants you back, so—"　　"But I do not want her back! You're the one I want, Autumn! I fucking need you!" He raised his voice at her as his eyes turned red.　　"Do you think I don't notice how your body reacts to her when she touches you?"

　　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

　　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.

　　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 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