Autumn rolled on her bed as she opened her eyes slowly. She yawned before switching on the lights on the wall, next to her bed. She then picked up her phone which had been ringing for some minutes and checked who the caller was, it was Ella. "Why would she even call me by this time?" She muttered as she looked at the wall clock in her room. It was just 6:40 in the morning. She let out a sigh before muttering, "it had better be something important or I'm going to kill her for interrupting my sleep." Then, she picked up the call. "What is it, Ella?" "Oh my God, babe! Have you checked the net this morning?!" Ella exclaimed from the other side of the phone. Autumn, confused about what she was talking about, sighed once again.? "Don't tell me you disturbed my sleep just to tell me that you found something on the net. You know how much I cherish my sleep." "Girrrrrl, it's not just any news!" Ella exclaimed. "Everyone in the city is talking about Perry's marriage! The news h
Jax and Autumn continued to eat their meal in silence before he spoke again. He figured out that his reply from before might have sounded rude to her, so he decided to clear himself. He cleared his throat to gain her attention, and then he said, "even if I was curious to know who his wife is, I don't think you'd know her either, besides, if you do, I believe you'd have signed a nondisclosure agreement with him, not to disclose who his wife is or he'd fire you. And I wouldn't want you to be fired, so what's the point of asking you then?" He cleared himself. Autumn, who had felt offended by his reply initially, smiled at his last reply.? "I'm glad you think in such a manner, It's nice to see someone who understands my situation at the moment, and I wish everyone else would reason just like you have." He chuckled at her reply. "That's impossible, my dear, expect the whole firm to glare at you when you're at work today or try to speak to you or question you about who his wife mig
Perry stood there in shock as he watched the woman before him break down in tears.? He felt uncomfortable as he stood there doing nothing, while she lowered her head and kept on crying. Not sure of what to do, he moved over to her table and picked up the tissue paper on it. Then, he handed it over to her. "Here," he simply said as he cut out a piece of tissue paper and handed it over to her. She stretched out her hand and collected it from him while sniffing.? "Thanks," she muttered. Her eyes were red by now as she wiped her face and nose. Then, she threw the used piece in the refuse bin next to her. "What was that about?" Perry asked her when she stopped crying. She couldn't look up at his eyes, because she was embarrassed to have cried in front of him. Instead, she cleared her throat and replied to try to get the attention off her.? "I'm sorry for the outburst, I was just under a lot of stress that I had to pour everything out that way." Perry wasn't buying any of t
"What the heck, man?!" Khalid asked Perry as he banged the table, making him jerk backward. A look of shock was on his face as he stared at his friend, wondering why he had reacted in that manner. Meanwhile, Perry's face was filled with anger as he stared at the video on his phone. The words couldn't stop replaying in his head, especially when one of the girls said he had sex with her to get the job. That alone fueled his anger, the more he thought of it. The pen he held in his hand snapped, due to how tightly he held it, as his anger was vented on the poor inanimate object. He immediately dropped the pen and called the head of security. "I sent them already, sir! You can—" The man was saying when Perry cut in. "Get me their names and submit them to the manager's office, tell him I gave the order, he should fire them all. Fire them!" He exclaimed. "Yes sir!" The man replied and Perry hung up immediately. "Dude, calm down, man. What was that about?" Khalid said to him
Khalid couldn't believe that Perry made his wife his secretary. "Why?! Rumors will fly around when it eventually gets out that she's your wife!" Perry shrugged. "If she wasn't my wife, there would still be rumors." Then, he stood up and walked over to the refrigerator in his office. "Do you want a drink? Coca-Cola, maybe?" "Yeah." Perry took two cans of the drink and walked back to his seat. He opened the can and offered it to Khalid, which he collected. "Thank you," he muttered. Perry sipped from his bottle and then dropped the can on his table. "So, what's up with you?" "We aren't done with you, man. Why did you make her your secretary? Did she ask you to do it in return for the deal?" Khalid asked him curiously. "I mean, that lady I met doesn't look like someone who'd blackmail someone else. She looked innocent," he added. Perry chuckled. "Yeah, she didn't blackmail me, but she ain't innocent," he chuckled lightly as he said the last part of his sentence. His min
"What's going on here?" Perry asked Autumn, who was standing right next to him.? The whole conference room was disorganized, as all the board of directors seemed to be arguing about something. "I have no idea. I just came inside here too, just like you." Autumn replied to him, as she looked at him in a 'why are you asking me' manner. Perry cleared his throat and spoke at the top of his voice. "Decorum, please!" His voice resounded in the room and everywhere went silent for a few seconds as they all turned to look in his direction. But unfortunately, the silence did not last. As soon as they noticed Perry's arrival, they all rushed to surround him. This made him even more confused, as he wondered what could be happening. "What's going on?" He asked again. "Is it true you're married?" "We sure hope it's fake news!" "Tell us it's fake news, isn't it?" "How did you get married and director Moore didn't invite any of us to the ceremony?" "If he was truly married, the
Perry arrived at the restaurant where he usually had his lunch, together with Autumn. All through the drive to the restaurant, her mind was clouded, as she wondered and kept on thinking about what it was that Perry might want to discuss with her.? She warded it off at some point though, taking the thoughts off her mind. Their meals were served and they began to eat. Autumn, however, couldn't focus on her food, as her mind was on what Perry said he wanted to speak to her about.? She could barely enjoy the food because of how tense she was. Perry on the other hand looked calm and ate his food like he had no worries whatsoever. When she couldn't take it any longer, she voiced out her thoughts. "What is it you wanted to speak to me about?" Perry raised his head to look at her, then his eyes went down to her food. He noticed that she hadn't eaten much from it. "Eat your lunch first. I'm not running off." "The food isn't running away either, just tell me whatever it is and
The waiters rushed to meet Perry, judging by the fact that he was a well-known customer and one of their richest customers. Also, they respected him so much due to his popularity. "That's my secretary, I think she's having a panic attack," he said to them, a look of worry on his face. He didn't have much experience in that aspect, as he has never seen a friend or anyone close to him have a panic attack. The waiters joined him to hold Autumn, who was still struggling to breathe, he tried to calm her down, and the waiters that came to attend to them gave her a cup of water. "Let her have this, make sure she does, she'll be calm in no time," one of the female waiters said and handed a cup of water to Perry. He collected it and muttered a brief thank you to her, then he held Autumn by the arm and whispered to her gently. "Have this, you'll be fine." She gently opened her mouth and he helped her pour it into her mouth. He also urged her to take deep breaths so she could feel