เข้าสู่ระบบAutumn felt her heart cut through her throat. Out of panic, she stretched out her hands. One tried to grab the rails, and the other was held out towards Lydia, hoping that she would catch her.Neither plan worked.“Lydia,” Autumn gasped, her heart pounding and her eyes wide as she realized quickly that she was falling.The name had barely left her mouth when her hip hit the first step. Pain shot through her side, and she cried out.Autumn tried to stop the fall herself. She grabbed at anything she could on the way down, but she couldn’t. Her body kept moving fast, her shoulders struck the edges of the stairs, and the ceiling started to spin above her.In that moment, only one thought was on her mind.Her baby.With a loud cry, Autumn’s arm curled around her stomach protectively to protect her baby when she hit the floor.For a moment, she could not hear anything. She tried to speak, but her mouth wouldn’t move. The only visual she had was the underside of the staircase.Fear gripped A
“What’s wrong?” Lydia scoffed. She looked at Ethan and her mother. “Can you believe her? She is asking what’s wrong?”“Because I don’t see the problem,” Autumn told her.Lydia turned around and grabbed Autumn’s hand harshly. “Look at this picture, and tell me you see nothing wrong with it?” She snapped. “Do you think we are stupid?”“You can come to that conclusion on your own,” Autumn shrugged and ripped her arm from Lydia’s hold. “And don’t grab me like I’m one of your maids."Autumn looked at the photo again. Whoever had taken the photo had chosen a convenient moment that was bound to go viral.She wondered if the person had done it on purpose, knowing who they both were.“Can I see the picture?” Autumn asked, still calm. She needed to make sure Leo was not in the picture. She knew Cal wouldn’t want him exposed.“Why? So that you can delete it?”Autumn looked at Lydia like she was the stupidest person in the room, and she probably was. “I cannot delete a photo from the internet, Ly
“Miss Lang, the wine you asked for,” the maid said, placing the glass on the bedside table.Naomi barely glanced at her. The maid hesitated because it was very unusual for Naomi, who always treated them kindly.“Miss…” She tried again.Naomi glared at her. “Can’t you see I’m busy?” She snapped, and the maid flinched in shock.“I’m sorry,” She apologized and ran out of the room.It was after the door closed behind her that Naomi realized what she had done, but it was too late to take it back.She bit her fingers. That maid would go and tattle to her fellow maids, and soon Naomi’s reputation might be stained. She would go after the maid later and apologize, but right now, she had more problems on her mind.Autumn was pregnant.She was certain of it now. After Autumn left, she had snuck into her room while Sofia and Irene were busy and searched the entire room. She had seen the test results.She couldn’t remember how she walked from Autumn’s room back to hers because her mind had been wo
By the time they reached the park, Autumn was exhausted. She was having a hard time keeping up with Leo.Nobody had told her that 6-year-olds were extremely hyper. If Autumn could, she would drop to her knees and beg Leo to let her take a breather.It had been barely 5 hours since Autumn arrived, and they had gone to the ice cream shop, the aquarium, a toy shop, lunch break, and now the park.Autumn swallowed a protest. Her body felt heavier than it had this morning, and there was a dull ache in her lower back that made her want to sit down for a few minutes. Her feet hurt and she was tired.But she didn’t want to complain because whenever Leo turned to her with a beaming smile, she swallowed the exhaustion.He was worth it.Leo ran ahead of them, arms wide and giggling as he chased the birds that were settled under a tree.“Slow down, sweetheart. You’re going to hurt yourself if you run," she called after him but he ignored her and ran faster.Autumn rolled her eyes with a scoff. “He
“Do you want to go over and talk to her? You seem interested in her." His partner suggested when he noticed that Sebastian Asher hadn’t stopped looking at the woman, but Sebastian shook his head and leaned back in his seat.His curiosity peaked as he watched her with Cal Hendrick. Were they close?Everyone knew Ethan Grant and Cal Hendrick were business rivals, so why would Autumn openly meet with him? The more Sebastian watched her, the more the itch he felt about her became stronger.He had to admit that very little surprised him. When Ethan Grant had suggested meeting his wife, as Sebastian was a family-oriented man, he didn’t think much of it until Autumn Grant appeared before him.Sebastian had shaken the thought away after the meeting. There were a billion people in the world. Two were bound to look alike.But as he watched the woman with the small boy, something inside him stirred awake.Her face, the shape of her eyes, the way the corner of her mouth lifted when she smiled, a
Alisa was the first to move. She was standing beside Ethan and shooting Autumn glares. “Did you just talk to Ethan like that?”Autumn was tired, and the day had barely started. She was late. She was irritated. And none of those three things mixed into a nice cup of cappuccino.“Why does everyone assume they can talk to me however they want, and when I reply, I am the one being rude?” She said, almost throwing her hands up because of how fed up she was.She turned to Ethan. “Did you marry a wife or a mute doll who is just supposed to stand, take all the bullshit your family throws at me, and smile?”Ethan sputtered. He didn’t know how to answer the question. “I just asked where you are going?” He said, genuinely surprised at her outburst.Was Ethan Grant dumb?Autumn wanted to pull her hair. He still didn’t get what was wrong.“Have you ever bothered to tell me when you leave the house? Inform me of who you are meeting. Ask my permission before you bring your ex into our home." Autumn
The door closed with a soft click behind Autumn, and she had to fight the urge to slide to the floor. Her body trembled with a mix of rage and hurt. Ethan’s words echoed painfully in her head. He didn’t think it mattered that Alisa had moved her out of their room. “Why are you acting like us liv
Autumn’s stomach rumbled loudly, and she rolled onto her back with a groan. She had been sketching for three days now with little to no breaks.Naomi had been in the Grant’s mansion for three days, which meant Lydia and Alisa were spending all their time catering to her instead of bullying Autumn.
Autumn woke up to the sound of footsteps in the hallways. It took a full minute for her to process why the ceilings were lower, and the lavender smell she loved was absent from the sheets. Her design notebook was still opened on the bed, and she was still wearing the red dress from last night. Wit
Five hours.Autumn had been waiting for five hours at the same table that had been booked to celebrate her fifth marriage anniversary to Ethan.Ironic, wasn’t it?“Mrs Grant, do you need me to refill your glass?” A waiter approached with a sympathetic smile and a jug in his hand.Autumn’s hands cle







