As soon as he left and Perry was about to return to his office, he noticed that Autumn was standing, and she looked lost. "Are you okay?" He asked her with raised eyebrows. "Uhm, yeah," she replied quickly and sat on her chair. "Are you sure you are?" "Yes, sir. I'm very fine." Perry didn't have that. He knew something was wrong with her, but he couldn't fathom what exactly it was. From the way she was panicking, he could tell that she was bothered about something. And being the nosy boss he was, he decided to push the discussion further. "If you're fine like you claim you are, why are you panicking?" He asked. Then, he bent over, his face now very close to hers. Her eyes went wide open in shock as she felt the closeness between her and Perry. They both stared into each other's eyes without a word, only then did Autumn take note of how beautiful his dark brown eyes were, and his full eyebrows. She was lost in the beauty of his face and eyes when he spoke, making her
Autumn did not leave her room and made sure her door was locked until early the next morning. She rushed out of the house quietly, very early the next morning, to avoid her family members and their questions. She knew she would still tell them eventually, but she just wasn't ready for it yet. Since she didn't have time to take breakfast at home, she branched at a coffee shop that was very close to their firm. On entering the café, she sighted Jax, who was also having breakfast there. She planned to act like she didn't see him, but he saw her almost at the same time she did him. So, she had no choice but to go to his table because he motioned for her to come and join him, with his hands. She got to his table and had her seat opposite him. "Good morning," she greeted. "Morning to you too, miss," Jax replied while sipping his coffee, but his eyes remained glued to her face. He couldn't help but notice her new look. "Are you a regular customer here?" She asked him, noting the
"They'll always gossip and talk. That's what they know how to do best, so you need not be bothered about them," Jax said to her as they both walked side by side. Heads turned in their direction and some even went as far as pointing their hands at them. They could hear some of them whispering and asking themselves why both of them arrived together, some of them commented on her new look, her hair and clothes included. When they got to the elevator that takes them to their separate floors, they bade each other goodbye. "Thank you once again for the meal," Autumn said to him with a smile and he nodded before they went their separate ways. She got to the office before Perry, as usual, she tidied the office quickly and touched up her make-up lightly. Just as she finished doing that, the door opened and Perry walked in. She got up to greet him, and just as he looked at her in the face from where she stood, he was dumbstruck. A look of shock appeared on his face as she stared
Autumn scoffed, as that made little to no sense to her. "You could die with that." He chuckled lightly. "That's the aim, Autumn. While I'm driving, I know I do not want to die yet, so that means I have to take everything off my mind and focus on the road. That way, I get stuff off my mind by driving at full speed." He explained. She nodded her head slowly, finally understanding what he was talking about. "Wow," she muttered. "And you? What do you do to get stuff off your mind?" "Music or books." "What type of music do you listen to?" "Sad music." She simply replied. "Why would a normal human decide to listen to sad music when she's not sad?" He asked, weirdly eyeing her. "Whatever, that's how I am," she decided to change the topic. "Do you read books?" "Sometimes." "Genre of books you read?" She asked and quickly added, "Wait, wait, let me guess." "Okay?" "Thriller and mystery novels?" She asked, hoping that she got it since that was the genre most guys loved
Her eyes suddenly went wide open in the realization of something. "Should I switch my phone off and tomorrow morning, I'll tell her I was kidnapped?" She asked, making Ella foolishly look at her. "Sometimes, you speak like a fool," Ella replied to her and shook her head. "Anyways, I'll prepare the colors for your makeup, call your mum and tell her whatever reason you want to, or I'll dial the number for you." She said to her sternly and Autumn nodded her head in response. She picked up her phone and dialed her mum's number. She picked on the third ring. "Tell me one reason why you had to leave so early without letting any of us know you're leaving for work already?" Her mother asked after she picked up the call as if she had been waiting to ask her that question. "Uhm, mum. I'm sorry about that. I had an urgent call this morning, so I had to…" Her mum cut in. "Or is it because of the question I asked you last night? Look, I'm your mother, and if you have any male figure i
She was shocked to hear him say that, but then, she scoffed, remembering what he had said earlier. "You don't mean it, do you? You're only saying it so I won't feel nervous and—" "No. You look ravishing tonight," he said, using his other hand to move her head to look at him. "You have no reason to be anxious or nervous, my parents are easygoing people, and they're going to be nice to you, besides, we already practiced every possible question they might ask us. So, it's fine, okay?" He said and squeezed her hand again. For some reason she didn't understand, she felt better and calmer, she smiled at him as his technique worked, and he released her hand and looked away. "Thank you," she simply muttered, but he didn't say anything in return. Autumn took note of the fact that he had a nice side to him, and he was sweet when he wanted to. She still wanted to know why he doesn't relate with his workers though, because the person she was seeing right now, was far from being a t
Autumn and Perry looked at each other with eyes wide open. They had forgotten to practice that one important question, and now they were going to get caught. Perry immediately made a face to Autumn to let him speak first, but she didn't understand. She assumed he was telling her to speak first, so she spoke. "It was at a restaurant," Autumn said, while Perry replied. "It was on a rooftop." They both said this at the same time and then turned to look at each other again. Perry glared at her for speaking when he had motioned to her not to, while Autumn glared at him for speaking when he was the one who told her to speak. "Which of the two is correct?" Mr. Moore asked with raised eyebrows as he sat up on his chair. Seeing that it was likely they were going to start getting suspicious soon, Autumn corrected herself immediately. "We're both correct. He proposed to me on the rooftop of a restaurant," she replied. Given the look on their faces that seemed like they wanted to
Autumn was tense, but she managed to smile at Lucy. "Yeah, we'll fix a date for dinner and let you know about it," she replied. "Yes!" Lucy replied excitedly. "I can't wait!" She added and continued eating her food. The others at the table also continued eating their meals in silence. Autumn felt like she was being stared at. She looked across the table and saw that Perry was staring at her. He could see how tense and uncomfortable she had felt when her mum had requested dinner at her house. For one, her family had no idea she was seeing anyone, not to talk of getting married. Her mum would make a bigger fuss about it if she finds out that the said man is her boss. Another reason she was scared was their house. How would Perry's parents feel when they see that she's not from a rich family like theirs? She let out a sigh at the thought of this. "Are you okay?" Kyla asked her when she heard her sigh. "Yeah, I'm good. Thanks," she muttered with a small smile on her face.